Operation Manual

106 LESSON 4 Image Editing Basics
6 In the Levels controls, drag the midtone slider (the gray triangle below the
center of the graph) to the right to set the midtone value to 0.8.
7 In the Histogram panel, click the yellow alert icon to refresh the display.
8 Compare the original histogram
(the red overlay) to the adjusted
curve. Information has spread
outwards, widening the midtone
range as well as filling out both
the highlights and shadows.
9 Click OK to close the Levels dialog box. Select Edit > Undo Levels, or press
Ctrl+Z / Command+Z to see how the image looked before editing. Choose
Edit > Redo Levels, or Press Ctrl+Y / Command+Y to reinstate your corrections.
10 Choose File > Save As. Name the new file DSC_0212_Levels.jpg and set your
Lessons / My CIB Work folder as the destination. Activate the option Include In
e Elements Organizer and disable Save In Version Set With Original.
Click Save; then click OK to accept the JPEG settings. Choose File > Close.
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Tip: Your edits have
caused some gaps and
spikes in the histogram
curve. Where possible,
avoid adjustments
that create large gaps;
even if the image still
looks good on screen,
gaps indicate a loss of
image data that may
be apparent as color
banding when printed.