Adjusting color balance

You can adjust an image’s color values using the Color Balance tool. You can save your options as a preset for future use.

To adjust an image’s color:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Color group, select Color Balance.
  2. Adjust the sliders as described in the table below.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Click Apply to apply your changes.
    • Click Done to apply your changes and close the tool.
    • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tool.

ACDSee Photo Manager Note Adjusting color balance

Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings.

Color Balance options

Saturation

Adjusts the saturation of the image. Drag the slider to the right to increase or drag to the left to decrease saturation.

Hue

Adjusts the hue of the image. Drag the slider to the right to increase or drag to the left to decrease hue.

Lightness

Adjusts the image brightness. Drag the slider to the right to increase or drag to the left to decrease the image’s brightness.

Red

Adjusts the red channel in the image. Drag the slider to the right to increase or drag to the left to decrease the red tone in your image.

Green

Adjusts the green channel in the image. Drag the slider to the right to increase or drag to the left to decrease the green tone in your image.

Blue

Adjusts the blue channel in the image. Drag the slider to the right to increase or drag to the left to decrease the blue tone in your image.

See also:

Adjusting color balance