Most of us didn’t know that there is an advanced editing mode in iPhoto 06. I just learned it today and it’s rather useful. This is how it works.
Open iPhoto, pick an image and double-click on it to open it in the editor view. Now press Control-CapsLock-9 to switch the advanced edit mode. No, I’m not on drugs, it is Caps Lock key we use here.
Nothing has happened, now what? Select either Retouch tool and press the tab on your keyboard a few times. You will see the tool pointer (or cursor if you like to call it that way) will change between normal mode, enhanced mode (see below) and lighten mode.
When in enhanced mode, you can change the size of the pointer by pressing [ key or ] key (left or right square brackets). To change intensity, that is the number below the pointer, simply press { to decrease or } to increase it.
Similarly with Red Eye tool, if you press tab, the pointer will toggle between standard and enhanced mode. In the enhanced mode you can change its size by using square bracket keys again.
Once you close the iPhoto, the enhanced mode is off, so you’ll need to switch it on next time you need it.
One thing I don’t like about this is that Caps Lock stays on once you finished editing. If you are like me, you can type half the page without looking at the screen and then … argh!
I can’t seem to make it work!
Have you any ideas to resize the size of the pointer with a french keyboard ? I’ve tried the equivalent of the [] and it doesn’t work ;-(
Did not work for me either. I could not get the ctrl+caps+9 to start the mode.
Make sure you have iPhoto >>6
The red-eye and retouching tips worked on my G4 Powerbook, but they don’t work w/ new my MacBook Pro, using OS 10.4. Others have said they dont’ work on their MacBooks either. Any solutions? I miss those tricks!
Great news! I found this tip on another site, by somebody who solved our problem!
“I also have a MBP C2D and had problems. I was able to enter the advanced editing by selecting an editing tool, turning on caps lock (let go), then pressing ctrl and 9. Resize the pointer with ‘[' and ']‘.”
Thanks Lisa, I can now get advanced editing working on my macbook.