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Brightness/Contrast
Brightness/Contrast:
Use the faders to increase or reduce the brightness and contrast of the image.
Selective brightness (gamma):
"Gamma" sets the middle gray value transmitted from various color areas. In the presets menu you can
determine which color areas should be used. Using the fader you can also set the intensity of the
brightness or darkness.
Color space correction (master effect):
This option combats colors that are too strong and cannot be properly displayed on your TV. The color
saturation of the photos in question are "turned down" to the maximum level at which they can be
properly displayed.
Color
White balance:
All light is not the same. Depending on whether it is sunlight or artificial light, this will have an effect on
color variation. The human brain is able to compensate for this variation: a white sheet of paper will still
look white under candlelight, even though it is in fact much more yellow than by daylight.
In order to imitate filtering done by the brain, a camera must also analyze and correct the light. White
balance does the same thing to a picture that the brain does. Thus the camera is set to the so-called
"color temperature" of the surroundings.
If you are not fortunate enough to possess a camera which performs this function automatically, then you
can apply white balance in MAGIX Xtreme PhotoStory on CD & DVD 8 deluxe.
An incorrect white balance can lead to an unnatural blue or red hue.
Directions:
To use the white balance, please click on the button to the right of the label "White balance" and then
select a point which represents white or a neutral gray to the "outside world".
The color temperature will be corrected automatically.
Tip:
Cool color effects can be achieved by setting a different color as the "white" benchmark. There is
definitely room for experimentation!
Remove redeye:
Using this photo function you can remove unnatural redeye that is the result of using a flash. Click on the
eye symbol and then select the red pupils in the preview monitor using the mouse.
Hint:
For photo optimization we recommend you use MAGIX Photo Manager. The program is installed
automatically and can be used for quick previewing and easy management of pictures from your
database. It has tool for correcting redeye and setting auto color and white balance to control
discoloration in pictures.
For more complex editing like photo panorama and photo filter effects a separate image processing
program MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer is included. Users of the classic version can download the
latest software at any time for free. To load a photo into MAGIX Xtreme Photo Designer, select the
option "Edit photo" in the FX menu of the photo box. Read more about this in the MAGIX Xtreme
Photo Designer Help file.
"Saturation"
: Using the "Saturation" slider you can increase or reduce the hue proportions in the image. A newly
developed algorithm is now used, which carries out color changes in relation to other parameters (for
example contrast settings), in order to get the most natural coloration possible. With just a little bit of
experimentation, you can achieve the most astounding results. Anything from turning summer snapshots
into autumn scenes or funky pop art is possible...
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