Set the camera default

When you’ve modified the RAW decoding settings using the controls in the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, you can save these settings as the default parameter values for the camera model. All RAW image files from this camera model that are imported into Aperture are decoded using these saved settings.

Figure. Camera field in the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments inspector.

Save the camera default settings

  1. In the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Save as Camera Default from the Action pop-up menu for the RAW Fine Tuning adjustment.

    Figure. Action pop-up menu showing the Save as Camera Default command.
  2. In the RAW Fine Tuning Adjustment Presets dialog, enter a name for the preset and click OK.

The Action pop-up menu for the RAW Fine Tuning adjustment displays the preset’s name with a checkmark next to it.

Clear the camera default settings

To remove a RAW Fine Tuning adjustment preset from the list of camera default settings, you have to delete it.

  1. In the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Apple from the Action pop-up menu to make it the camera default setting, and then choose Edit Effects from the Action pop-up menu.

  2. In the RAW Fine Tuning Adjustment Presets dialog, select the RAW Fine Tuning preset you want to remove, and press the Delete key.

  3. In the dialog that appears, click the Delete Adjustment Presets button.

The adjustment preset is removed from the RAW Fine Tuning Adjustment Presets dialog, and the adjustment preset no longer appears in the RAW Fine Tuning Action pop-up menu.

Use the Apple-recommended camera default settings

  • In the RAW Fine Tuning area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Apple from the Action pop-up menu .

A checkmark appears next to Apple in the Action pop-up menu.