Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
If you want to reencode your video or to cut together a sequence of video clips that you export as
one movie, you have to repurpose another Aperture feature. Specifically, create a new slide show
with your clip (or clips) and use the Classic theme. Assemble it as we describe in Chapter 8, and pay
close attention to the aspect ratio setting. You will probably also want to turn off the show title.
Then follow the steps in Chapter 8 to export your clip or sequence in one of a number of preset
formats or to enter your own export settings.
If you're going to display your video on an iPad, use the Apple TV export preset.
Genius
To create a still JPEG image from your movie, scrub to the appropriate frame and choose New JPEG
from frame from the Transport Controls HUD Action pop-up menu. Aperture creates a JPEG of the
frame at the same resolution of your video, stacked with your video.
Working with Audio Files
In addition to managing video files, Aperture also handles audio files, such as voice memos that
some cameras can record and attach to an image.
Importing audio files
By default, Aperture shows any audio files or audio attachments in the
Import window. Audio files will have a gray background with a speaker
icon, and images with an audio attachment have a speaker badge, as
shown in Figure 9.5. If you do not see your audio files or this badge,
make sure that Exclude audio files and Exclude audio attachments are
not selected in the File Types brick.
Playing audio
If your audio file is attached to an image, the playback controls are in
the Metadata Inspector (see Figure 9.6). Click the Play button to hear
your audio file, and click and drag the Time slider to scrub through
your audio file. When you mouse over the Time slider, Aperture dis-
plays handles around the in and out points for your audio attachment.
Click and drag these handles to adjust the audio file's in and out points.
9.5
The speaker badge
indicates that the
image has an audio
attachment.
