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Photo Editing Tools
The Photo Editing Tools module is Arcsoft MediaImpression includes a complete set of
photo enhancement, editing and retouching controls. The windows can be stretched
to provide a large size viewing area of the active photo. Double click the module's tool
bar to maximise the window to fill the computer screen. In addition to the large photo
workspace, the Photo Editing Tools module includes two distinct sets of controls.
Enhance
The enhance feature includes two types of controls:
Auto Enhance
Click the 'Auto Enhance' button to improve the overall quality of your pictures with a
single click.
Manual Fix
For precise image enhancement control, adjust the brightness, contrast and sharpen
sliders. To enhance a photo manually:
1. Move the sliders to adjust the level of brightness, contrast, saturation, hue and
sharpen.
2. Use the zoom slider to get a closer look at how the adjustment affects the photo.
3. Click 'Apply' if you like the result. Click 'Cancel' if you don't.
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Colour
This feature is designed to fix photos that have unnatural colour of appear too dark.
It's also great for fixing scanned version of old prints that have faded or whose colours
have changed after many years.
To fix the colour of a photo:
1. Drag the colour balance sliders to make the photo colour appear more natural.
Add red or yellow to make the photo warmer. Add blue or green to make the photo
cooler.
2. Drag the Lighter/Darker slider to the left to reveal details hidden in a dark photo or
to the right to make a faded photo look new again.
3. Click 'Apply' if you like the result. Click 'Cancel' if you do not.
Red-Eye
This feature makes it easy for you to fix red-eye a common problem in flash
photography.
There are two ways to fix red-eye:
Auto Fix
1. Simply click the 'Fix Red-Eye' button to automatically find the fix all the red-eye.
2. If not all the red-eye has been fixed, use the manual 'Click to Fix' method.
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