Color Settings Tab (Color Settings)

A: Tone Adjustment Area

Brightness

Move the brightness slider to adjust the overall image brightness.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to brighten and left to darken.

You can also set by entering the values.

Contrast

Move the contrast slider to adjust the overall image contrast.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to increase and left to decrease the contrast.

You can also set by entering the values.

Color Balance

Move the Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow sliders to adjust the color balance.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to emphasize and left to weaken the color tone.

You can also set by entering the values.

Defaults

Restores the settings made in the Tone Adjustment area to the default state.

B: Curves Setting Area

Curves Adjustment Space

Adjust the image brightness using graphs (Curves) showing the balance of tone input and output. Drag specific points to freely adjust the brightness of the corresponding areas.

Channels

Each dot of an image is a mixture of Red, Green, and Blue in various proportions (gradation). These colors can be adjusted individually.

RGB

Adjust the Red, Green, and Blue combined.

Red

Adjust the Red channel.

Green

Adjust the Green channel.

Blue

Adjust the Blue channel.

Input/Output

Displays the values for the point selected in the Curves adjustment space. You can also adjust by entering the values.

Defaults

Restores the Curves setting to the default state.

Load Curves...

Load a saved Curves setting.

Save Curves...

Save the current Curves setting.

C: Pattern Print...

Displays the Pattern Print window for printing a pattern.

Important

• This function is unavailable when Gallery Wrap is selected for Layout Mode in the Stored Settings area.

A: Black and White Tone Adjustment Area

Brightness

Move the brightness slider to adjust the overall image brightness.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to brighten and left to darken.

You can also set by entering the values.

Contrast

Move the contrast slider to adjust the overall image contrast.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to increase and left to decrease the contrast.

You can also set by entering the values.

Strength

Select the image's midtone brightness from Soft Tone, Standard, Medium-hard Tone, Hard Tone, and Strong-hard Tone.

Tone

Select a tone for the black and white image from Cool Tone, Black and White, and Warm Tone.

Note

• The selection switches to Custom if you specify a color in the black and white color tone adjustment space.

Black and White Color Tone Adjustment Space

You can adjust the color tone of the black and white image by clicking the color field.

You can also adjust by moving the sliders or by entering the X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values.

Highlight

Adjust the brightness of the brightest area. Move the slider to adjust the highlights.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to increase and left to decrease the highlights.

You can also set by entering the values.

Shadow

Adjust the brightness of the darkest area. Move the slider to adjust the shadows.

Set within the range of -50 to 50; move the slider to the right to decrease and left to increase the shadows.

You can also set by entering the values.

Darken white areas in photo

Select this checkbox to darken the highlights in the image; it will be easier to distinguish the boundary between the image and the paper.

Move the slider to 3 to darken and 1 to lighten the color.

Defaults

Restores the settings made in the Black and White Tone Adjustment area to the default state.

B: Curves Setting Area

Curves Adjustment Space

Adjust the image brightness using graphs (Curves) showing the balance of tone input and output. Drag specific points to freely adjust the brightness of the corresponding areas.

Channels

Gray

Adjust the Gray channel.

Input/Output

Displays the values for the point selected in the Curves adjustment space. You can also adjust by entering the values.

Defaults

Restores the Curves setting to the default state.

Load Curves...

Load a saved Curves setting.

Save Curves...

Save the current Curves setting.

C: Pattern Print...

Displays the Pattern Print window for printing a pattern.

Important

• This function is unavailable when Gallery Wrap is selected for Layout Mode in the Stored Settings area.