Adjusting an image

Media Portal offers various commands for adjusting the appearance of an image or a layer in a PSD file. You can flip, rotate, blur, alter the color balance, and colorize an image. As you experiment with these commands, you can see their effects on the image you are working with.

1. Open the image in the Adjust Editor:

   • In Grid View, click the Edit rollover button and choose Adjust.

   • In the Browse Panel, double-click the image to open it in Detail view, and click the Adjust button .

2. Use the commands on the right side of the Adjust Editor window to adjust the image:

   • Use the Flip options to flip an image horizontally or vertically.

   • Use the Rotate slider to rotate the image. You can enter values in the Rotate field to rotate an image. Positive values rotate it clockwise; negative values rotate it counterclockwise.

   • Use the Blur slider or its corresponding box to blur an image. The higher the value, the more blurry the image becomes.

   • Use the Contrast, Brightness, Hue, Saturation, and Color Balance options to adjust the color and brightness. These effects are cumulative. For example, changes to the Magenta/Green settings are added to changes made to the Hue settings.

   • Use the Colorize options to colorize an image while preserving shadows and highlights. Changes to the Colorize options are also cumulative. Choose the Brightness menu and choose No Compensation to disable automatic brightness compensation. Set the contrast value to 0 to preserve the contrast range of the original image, or specify a contrast range with a value greater than 0. A value of 100 maximizes the contrast. Typical values are in the 30–70 range.

3. Click Save or Save As.