HP 6200C - Manual (Page 72)

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HP PrecisionScan Pro User’s Guide 72
Adjusting images of
pictures
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Changing shadows
The Shadows control in the Exposure Adjustment
tool lets you select the darkest printable value in
the image. This allows you to bring out detail in
areas that would otherwise become black. You
may make dark parts of images:
■ lighter to bring out details
■ darker to minimize details
The range for the number in the Shadows field is
set in the Preference Controls tab (see page 47 ).
Bringing out details in dark areas
To bring out details in the dark areas of the image,
decrease the number in the
Shadows field:
■ Click on the left side of the slider,
– or –
■ type a lower number in the Shadows field, then
press Tab or Enter ,
– or –
■ click the DOWN spin button next to the Shadows
field.
The result of the change to Shadows can be seen
in the preview area.
Shadows
slider
field
DOWN spin button
UP spin button
control
A Shadows value close to or at zero
generally produces an image with better
shadow detail.
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Shadows set at 3 Shadows set at 10