User`s guide

Adjusting Images
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FilmGet FS User’s Guide
Interpreting a Histogram
You can select the entire image or specify an area for which a histogram will be generated. The
relative heights of the peaks in the histogram indicate the concentration of data with the
corresponding brightness values.
How to Adjust a Histogram
The distribution of data between highlights and shadows can be adjusted by dragging the shadows
and highlights slider tabs left or right. All data to the left of the shadows cutoff will change to 0 (black)
and all data to the right of the highlights cutoff will change to 255 (white). The examples below show
adjustments to improve the contrast.
• Click the selector tool in the preview area to deselect the black or white point eyedropper tool.
Bright Portion
Dark Portion
Entire Image
Distribution of data with a bias
toward highlights
Distribution of data with a bias
toward shadows
Distribution of data well
distributed between shadows
and highlights
Shadow (0) Highlight (255)
Image 1
Image with a bias toward
highlight
Move both the shadows and
highlights slider tabs inward.
Image 3
Image with well distributed
data
Move the highlights slider tab
toward the shadows end.
Move the shadows slider tab
toward the highlights end.
Image 2
Image with a bias toward
shadows