Using the face brightener function in Easy-PhotoPrint EX
Article ID: ART118418 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

Description

Using the face brightener function in Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Solution

Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Using the Face Brightener Function

You can brighten dark faces caused by bright background.

Steps

1Select photos on the Select Images screen. Then click the figure: Correct/Enhance Images button (Correct/Enhance Images) button.

The Correct/Enhance Images window appears.

figure: Correct/Enhance Images window

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You can also bring up the Correct/Enhance Images window by clicking on the figure: Correct/Enhance Images button (Correct/Enhance Images) button on the Layout/Print screen or Edit screen. In this case, the correction/enhancement functions can only be applied to the image selected in the Preview section.

See the following section for details about the Correct/Enhance Images window.
Correct/Enhance Images Window

2Select the image you want to correct from the list displayed in the lower part of the Correct/Enhance Images window.

The image appears on the Preview section.

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If only one image is selected, the thumbnail does not appear below the Preview section.

3Click Manual and click Correct/Enhance.

4Click Face Brightener.

Move the cursor over the image. The shape of the cursor changes to figure: Cross.

figure: Face Brightener of the Manual tab

5Drag to select the area you want to correct, and then click OK that appears over the image.

figure: OK button

The entire image is corrected so that the selected area containing the face becomes brighter and a figure: Correction/Enhancement mark mark appears on the upper left of the image.

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You can also drag to rotate the rectangle.

To undo the preceding correction operation, click Undo.

Effect levels can be changed using the slider below Face Brightener.

6Click Save Selected Image or Save All Corrected Images.

Save corrected images as new files.

Reference

To save only the image you like, click Save Selected Image. To save all images, click Save All Corrected Images.

Only JPEG/Exif file format is available for corrected images.

7Click Exit.

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The corrections will be lost if you exit before saving corrected images.
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Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Correct/Enhance Images Window

You can specify corrections and enhancements for images in this window.

To display the Correct/Enhance Images window, click the figure: Correct/Enhance Images button (Correct/Enhance Images) button on the Select Images or Edit screen, or on the Layout/Print screen for Photo Print.

figure: Correct/Enhance Images window

1 figure: Zoom In/Zoom Out button (Zoom In/Zoom Out) button Displays the enlarged or reduced preview of the page.
2 figure: Full-screen button (Full Screen) button Displays the whole image in the preview window.
3 figure: Compare button (Compare) button You can display the Compare Images dialog box, to compare the images before and after the correction side by side.
Compare Images Dialog Box
4 Preview Displays the images selected from the List.
5 List Displays a list of reduced images when multiple images are selected on the Select Images screen.
The list is not displayed if only one image is selected or if corrections/enhancements are performed from the Layout/Print screen or Edit screen.
A figure: Correction/Enhancement mark mark appears next to the thumbnails of the images that are corrected/enhanced.
6 Save Selected Image button Saves only the images selected in the list.
7 Save All Corrected Images button Saves all images displayed in the list.
8 Exit button Applies the corrections to the image and closes the Correct/Enhance Images window.

Auto tab

Select to correct automatically.

figure: Auto tab in Correct/Enhance Images window

1 Auto Image Fix button Applies automatic corrections suitable for photo images.

Caution

The Auto Image Fix function is not available for Photo Print. Photo Print allows you to automatically apply suitable corrections to all photos when printing. Select this option for Image on the Advanced tab in the Preferences dialog box.
2 Red-Eye Correction button Select to correct red-eyes.
3 Face Sharpener button Select to bring out-of-focus subjects into focus.
You can adjust the correction level using the slider.
4 Digital Face Smoothing button Select to correct facial lines and skin tone.
You can adjust the correction level using the slider.
5 Apply to all images Automatically corrects all the images displayed in the list.
6 OK button Performs the selected correction on selected images or on all images, as appropriate.
7 Reset Selected Image button Cancels all corrections, enhancements, and adjustments applied to the selected image.

Manual tab

Select to correct manually.
Use Adjust to adjust brightness and contrast, or to sharpen the overall image.
Use Correct/Enhance to apply effects to selected areas.

Adjust

figure: Adjust of Manual tab in Correct/Enhance Images window

1 Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the overall image.
Move the slider to the left to darken and right to brighten the image.
2 Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the image. If the image is flat due to lack of contrast, you can adjust the level of contrast.
Move the slider to the left to decrease the contrast of the image, and to the right to increase the contrast of the image.
3 Sharpness Enhances the outline of the subjects to increase sharpness. If the photo is out of focus or text is blurred, you can adjust the level of sharpness.
Move the slider to the right to sharpen the image.
4 Blur Blurs the outline of the subjects to soften the image.
Move the slider to the right to soften the image.
5 Show-through Removal Removes show-through of text from the reverse side or of the base color. Use this to prevent text on the reverse side of thin document or the base color of the document from appearing on the image.
Move the slider to the right to increase the show-through removal effect.
6 Defaults button Resets all adjustments (brightness, contrast, blur, and show-through removal).
7 Reset Selected Image button Cancels all corrections, enhancements, and adjustments applied to the selected image.

Correct/Enhance

figure: Correct/Enhance of Manual tab in Correct/Enhance Images window

1 Red-Eye Correction button Select to correct red-eyes.
You can specify the area for correction. You can adjust the correction level using the slider.
2 Face Brightener button Select to correct the whole image to brighten a dark area.
You can adjust the correction level using the slider.
3 Face Sharpener button Select to bring out-of-focus subjects into focus.
You can specify the area for correction. You can adjust the correction level using the slider.
4 Digital Face Smoothing button Select to correct facial lines and skin tone.
You can specify the area for correction. You can adjust the correction level using the slider.
5 Blemish Remover button Makes the blemishes on a person's face less conspicuous when printed.
You can specify the area of blemishes that you want to reduce.
6 Undo button Cancels the latest correction/enhancement.
7 OK button Performs the selected correction to the specified area.
8 Reset Selected Image button Cancels all corrections, enhancements, and adjustments applied to the selected image.
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Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Compare Images Dialog Box

You can compare the images before and after the correction/enhancement in this dialog box.

To display the Compare Images dialog box, click the figure: Compare button (Compare) button in the Correct/Enhance Images window.

figure: Compare Images dialog box

1 Before Displays the image before the correction/enhancement.
2 After Displays the image after the correction/enhancement.
3 Back button Displays the previous image.
This button is disabled if only one image is selected.
4 Next button Displays the next image.
This button is disabled if only one image is selected.

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