Aperture Tip: Create and Add to Selection
If you need to create a version of an image and compare it to the original side by side you can do it in one move. From the Images menu select the Create and Add to Selection option. From there you can duplicate a version, create a new version from the Master RAW file, or even create a new version from the associated JPEG. Once the version is created, it appears side by side with the original selected version.
