# Syncing Adjustments

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**Syncing Adjustments** in Aperty allows you to apply the same edits or adjustments to multiple portrait images at once, saving time and effort when working with large sets of photos. This feature is particularly useful for making consistent adjustments such as exposure corrections, color grading, or skin retouching across several images, especially when editing photos from the same session. Here’s a detailed explanation of how it works:

* **Apply Edits**: Make your desired adjustments on one portrait image. For example:
  * Adjust **brightness** to correct exposure.
  * Fine-tune **contrast** to define the separation between highlights and shadows.
  * Apply **skin tone smoothing** to reduce blemishes or uneven skin texture.
  * Modify **color balance** to ensure accurate skin tones or overall color grading.
* These adjustments are made as if you were editing just one image, but they will be applied to all selected images once you sync the settings.
* **Select Multiple Images**: After making your edits, choose the portraits you want to apply the same adjustments to. Hold down the appropriate key - **Cmd** (Mac) or **Ctrl** (Windows) and click on the images to highlight them.
* Choose **Image > Adjustments > Sync Adjustments** to unify the images or press **Shift+Cmd+S** (macOS) or **Shift+Ctrl+S** (Windows). The images will synchronize, once complete you’ll notice an **adjustment badge** in the upper left corner.
* Inspect the newly synced images and modify them as needed.

You can also use the **Copy\&Paste** **Edits,** here's how to proceed:

* Apply the necessary adjustments to a photo.
* Click on the **Copy Edits** button in the bottom toolbar. Then:
  * Select all the images you want to apply the copy to by holding the **Shift** key and clicking an image to highlight it.
  * Click the **Paste** button on the bottom toolbar to apply the copied edits to all the selected images.

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The adjustments for **the Crop, Erase, and Dodge\&Burn tools** cannot be synced between the images.
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Before batch processing, review the selected images to ensure they share similar lighting conditions, color profiles, and other characteristics. This will prevent overcorrection or uneven results. For example, if one photo has significantly different lighting, it might need separate adjustments to avoid inconsistent looks across the set.
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Using keyboard shortcuts **Ctrl+C** (Cmd+C on Mac) to copy and **Ctrl+V** (Cmd+V on Mac) to paste makes the batch processing even faster, especially when editing many portraits at once. This process saves a lot of time, especially when editing batches of images taken under the same lighting conditions or with similar visual characteristics.<br>
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