Export preferences

Export preferences

Use the controls in the Export preference pane to set the external editor, choose the email application used to email photos from within Aperture, and assign a copyright statement to webpages you create.

Figure. Controls in the Export preference pane.

The Export preference pane contains the following controls:

  • External Photo Editor field: You can use an external image editing application to make adjustments to your images. To identify an external editor, click Choose and select an application. To open a photo in the external editor, select the photo, then choose Photos > Edit with External Editor.

  • External Editor File Format pop-up menu: Choose the file format in which to export a photo to an external editor. You can also specify the dot-per-inch (dpi) resolution of the photo in the dpi field.

  • External Editor Color Space pop-up menu: Choose a color space in which to work with your photos in the external photo editor.

  • External Audio Editor field: You can use an external audio editor to make adjustments to your audio clips. To identify an external editor, click Choose and select an application. To open an audio clip in the external editor, select the audio clip, then choose Photos > Edit with External Editor.

  • External Video Editor field: You can use an external video editor to make adjustments to your video clips. To identify an external editor, click Choose and select an application. To open a video clip in the external editor, select the video clip, then choose Photos > Edit with External Editor.

  • “Email using” pop-up menu: If you want to export items to an email client, choose the email application from this pop-up menu.

  • “Email Photo Export preset” pop-up menu: Choose an export preset to use when exporting photos to your email client. If you want to create a custom export preset, choose Edit and create a new preset in the Image Export dialog.

  • Web Copyright field: Enter copyright text for webpages and web journals here.

  • “Include location info in exported photos” checkbox: Select this checkbox to include location metadata in exported photos.

  • “Include face info in exported photos” checkbox: Select this checkbox to include Faces metadata (names you have assigned to people in your photos using Faces) in exported photos.