Operation Manual

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3 Toggle the Before / After switch at the lower left of the dialog box to see the
photo with and without the pre-applied automatic adjustment.
4 Click the upper-right preview—the closest to
a technically balanced solution; the joystick
control moves to the limit of its range in
that direction. Click and hold the control;
a reference grid appears. Drag the control
downwards by two grid divisions to increase
saturation, and one square left to deepen the
shadows. As you drag, the display defaults
to the After view to reflect your changes.
5 Click OK, and then repeat the process from step 2 for each of the other three
open images. If you’re unsure, drag the joystick left to right and top to bottom
to become accustomed to the effects; then, refer to the illustrations below as a
rough guide. Start from the points indicated, and then season to taste. Leave
the last photo open in the Auto Smart Tone dialog box and read on.
As you tweak the automatic adjustment, Auto Smart Tone learns from your actions.
Each time you use the feature, your adjustments are recorded, and then taken into
consideration when Smart Tone is calculating a solution for the next photo. Over
time, Auto Smart Tone remembers whether you tend to favor a high-contrast,
color-saturated look or dreamy, high-key treatments and begins to tailor it’s auto-
matic adjustments accordingly for similar images.
6 Click the small menu icon ( ) at the lower left
of the Auto Smart Tone dialog box to see the
options available. For now, leave both options
activated. Click OK to confirm your adjustment
and return to the Editor.
If you feel that Auto Smart Tone may be picking up your beginner’s bad habits, you
can reset the learning feature on the General tab in Preferences.
7 For each of the four images, choose Save As; then add the suffix _SmartTone
to the filename and save a JPEG file to your work folder, to be included in the
Organizer, but not in a Version Set. When you’re done, choose File > Close All.
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Tip: Once you’re
comfortable with
Auto Smart Tone, you
can hide the corner
thumbnails for a clear
view of your photo. You
can also disable learning
for the current image.