October 2005
Beginner
512 pages
15h 41m
English
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Enhance
This menu contains the commands you use to adjust the color and lighting of your images. The top part of the menu contains the commands that apply automatically, and the bottom half includes the changes you can adjust.
Auto Smart Fix
This adjusts lighting and color at the same time. See Section 4.2.2. You can also apply it by pressing Alt+Ctrl+M.
Auto Levels
Auto Levels adjusts the individual color channels of your image. See Section 4.2.3. You can also apply it by pressing Shift+Ctrl+L.
Auto Contrast
Auto Contrast adjusts the brightness and darkness of your image without changing the colors. It's explained on Section 4.2.3.2. To apply this command from the keyboard, press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+L.
Auto Color Correction
This adjusts your color similarly to the way Levels does, but it looks at different information in your photo to make its decisions. See Section 4.2.4. You can also apply it by pressing Shift+Ctrl+B.
Auto Red Eye Fix
This applies the same auto red-eye correction found in the Organizer. See Section 4.2.1. The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+R.
Adjust Smart Fix
This is the same as the Auto Smart Fix, but you get a slider to adjust the degree of change it makes to your photo. Call up the Adjust Smart Fix dialog box from the keyboard by pressing Shift+Ctrl+M.
Adjust Lighting
The commands under this menu item adjust the light and dark values in your photos. Your choices are:
Shadows/Highlights. (See Section 7.1.3.)
Brightness/Contrast. (See Section 7.1.2.)
Levels. You can also press Ctrl+L ...
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