Stacking Images
Aperture can automatically group related photos into stacks when you import them
and as you work with them in the Browser.
For example, if you shoot a series of images in quick succession (such as at a sports
event), you most likely will want to view those images together. Aperture can
automatically stack those images based on the time interval in which they were
captured by the camera.
Images before stacking
Stacked images
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You can also manually select images in the Browser and stack them. The image that
represents the stack, called the pick, is displayed on the left side of the open stack. You
can drag the images in a stack into any order, changing the pick image when you want.
The Stack button, in the upper-left corner of the pick image in the stack, indicates the
number of images in the stack.
Stack button
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Select the Wyoming project in the Wildlife folder in the Library inspector.
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Click the Browser button in the toolbar, if necessary, to switch to the Browser layout.
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Automatically stack images
Choose Stacks > Auto-Stack.
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In the Auto-Stack Images heads-up display, or HUD, drag the slider all the way to the
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right (until 1:00 appears).
Drag the slider to here.
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Aperture automatically stacks any images that were taken within a minute of one another.
Close the Auto-Stack Images HUD.
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Close all stacks
Choose Stacks > Close All Stacks.
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Aperture closes the stacks.
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Open or close a stack
Click a Stack button (with the number of images in the stack) to open or close a stack.
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Stack button
Unstack images
Click the Stack button to open the stack of images shown below, then click the first
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image to select it.
Choose Stacks > Unstack.
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Aperture unstacks the images.
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Create stacks manually
In the Browser, click the Wyoming 004 image, then Shift-click the Wyoming 007 image
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so that four images are selected.
Select these images.
Choose Stacks > Stack.
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Aperture stacks the images together.
Rearrange images in a stack
Drag images in the open stack to change their order. You can also add images to or
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remove images from the stack by dragging them into or out of the stack.
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Select the pick
Select the Wyoming 005 image.
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The leftmost image is the pick image, the one that represents the stack when the stack
is closed.
Choose Stacks > Pick to make the selected image the pick.
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Stack pick