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Using Face Brightener

You can brighten dark faces caused by bright background.

Note
  • It is recommended to apply Face Brightener when the correction made by Auto Photo Fix is not sufficient.

    You can also brighten dark photos caused by bright background with Auto Photo Fix.

    Using Auto Photo Fix

  1. Select the image(s) you want to correct.

    Selecting Images, PDF Files, and Videos

  2. Click Correct/Enhance at the bottom of the screen.

    The Correct/Enhance Images window appears.

    figure: Correct/Enhance Images window
  3. Select the image you want to correct from the Selected Images area.

    The selected image appears in the Preview area.

    Note
    • If only one image is selected, only the preview appears and the Selected Images area does not appear.

  4. Click Manual, then click Correct/Enhance.

  5. Click Face Brightener.

    figure: Correct/Enhance Images window Manual tab
    Note
    • The correction level can be changed by moving the slider displayed below Face Brightener.

    • When the cursor is moved over the image, the shape of the cursor changes to (Cross).

  6. Drag to specify the area you want to correct, then click OK that appears over the image.

    figure: OK button

    The entire image is corrected so that the specified face area becomes brighter, and the (Correction/Enhancement) mark appears on the upper left of the image.

    Note
    • You can also drag to rotate the selected area.

    • Click (Display Comparison Screen) to display the images before and after the correction side by side so that you can compare and check the result.

    • Click Undo to undo the last operation.

  7. Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images.

    Corrected image(s) is (are) saved as a new file(s).

    Note
    • To save only the image(s) you like, select it (them) and click Save Selected Image. Click Save All Corrected Images to save all the corrected images at one time.

    • The corrected image(s) can be saved in JPEG/Exif format only.

  8. Click Exit.

    Important
    • If the corrected image(s) is (are) not saved, the correction(s) will be deleted.

Related Topic

Correct/Enhance Images Window

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