$(cpicName) Help - Image Adjustment

Use 's image adjustment features to enhance and correct all your favorite images. With individual sliders for each adjustment and a real time preview, working with images has never been easier. | -->

Using Adjustments Open the adjustment window by selecting Image from the Adjust menu or hitting I in the Image Viewer.

To adjust any value, simply use the slider to increase or decrease the effect. You may click on the plus and minus buttons at either end of the slider for precise numbers. For absolute accuracy, you can enter the amount of adjustment in the value field for each slider.

At all times the result of your adjustments will be shown in the preview. When you are satisfied with your adjustments, click 'Ok' to apply the changes. Clicking 'Reset' will return all values to the original state. To reset the value of any one field, you can click the reset button next to that field.

Most of the image adjustments have keyboard shortcuts which will allow you to work directly on your image without opening the adjustment window. For a complete list of these shortcuts, see the keyboard shortcuts section below.

--> | Brightness Using the brightness slider you can adjust the brightness of your image. The images below show the range of the brightness tool.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Contrast Using the contrast slider you can adjust the contrast of your image.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Color Using the color slider you can adjust the color of your image.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Hue Using the hue slider you can adjust the hue of your image. The hue of an image determines the relative shift in color around the color wheel.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Black Point Using the black point slider you can adjust the black point of your image. This is useful for creating stylized backgrounds.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | White Point Using the white point slider you can adjust the white point of your image.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Red Saturation Using the red saturation slider you can adjust the redness of your image.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Green Saturation Using the green saturation slider you can adjust the greenness of your image.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Blue Saturation Using the blue saturation slider you can adjust the blueness of your image.
Lowest |  |  | Normal |  |  | Highest

--> | Sharpen/Blur Using the sharpen/blur slider you can sharpen or blur your image.
Blur |  |  | Normal |  |  | Sharpen

--> | Add Noise Using the noise slider you can add noise to your image.
Normal |  |  |  |  |  | Highest

Keyboard Shortcuts Most of the image adjustments have keyboard shortcuts which allow you to adjust the settings directly on the image without opening the image adjustment window. Each of these keyboard shortcuts is listed below.

Each adjustment has a key to increase the setting and a key to decrease the setting.

Adjustment | To Increase | To Decrease
Brightness | F1 | F2
Contrast | F3 | F4
Color Saturation | F5 | F6
Hue | F7 | F8
Black Point | F9 | F10
White Point | F11 | F12
Red Gamma | CTRL+F1 | CTRL+F2
Green Gamma | CTRL+F3 | CTRL+F4
Blue Gamma | CTRL+F5 | CTRL+F6
Sharpen / Blur | CTRL+F7 | CTRL+F8
Add Noise | CTRL+F9 | CTRL+F10

Related Topics

- Editing Images
- The Image Viewer