
Basic Light EQ™īasic is for very quick and easy adjustments using just three sliders. You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value. Manually adjust the lighting as described below.Select an area of the image you would like to adjust, left-click and drag up to lighten or right-click and drag down to darken.In the Light EQ™ group, select Basic mode, Standard mode, or Advanced mode from the drop-down menu at the top of the pane and do one of the following:.You can save your settings as a preset for future use. In fact, most photos taken on a dull day, or with a flash, can be improved in various ways with fine adjustments using the Light EQ™ tool.

Examples would be a back-lit photo of a person silhouetted against a bright background like the sea, or a window. You can also simultaneously lighten dark areas that are too dark, and darken areas that are too bright. Tone level is the average brightness of a pixel and its surrounding pixels.

If tasks aren't listed in a chain, they can be done at any time.You can use the Light EQ™ tool to adjust tone levels in images that are too dark or too light, without affecting other areas of the photo. Tasks go in - order, if an | exists it means you can do those in any order, but have to all be done to continue on to the end. The #'s on the map(s) show the areas where the first few steps in each task takes place (Same #'s take place in the same area, if no # is present it is an instance, takes place outside of the zone, or can be done throughout the entire zone)
