User Guide

You can use ACD FotoCanvas Lite tools to adjust poor light conditions and color
levels in your images. You can crop images and remove the red eye caused by
flash photography.
Using the Adjust tools
You can use the Adjust tools to alter light levels, exposure, hue/saturation/light-
ness, and red/green/blue values.
Light levels
You can use the Levels tool to adjust brightness, contrast, and gamma to correct
the light values of an image.
To adjust the light levels of an image:
1. Click Adjust | Brightness/Contrast/Gamma.
2. In the Levels dialog box, select or change the options.
3. Click the Proof button to display a preview of your changes.
4. Click OK.
Levels options
Brightness Type a number from -100 to 100 or drag the slider to adjust
the light level of the image. A value greater than 0
increases the brightness of the image, while a value less
than 0 increases the darkness of the image.
Contrast Type a number from -100 to 100 or drag the slider to adjust
the contrast of the image. As the value increases, the
shadowed areas become darker, and the colored areas
become brighter.
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Chapter 20
Using tools