Using Corel PHOTO-PAINT's Histogram, BCI, and Tone Curve

Note: The article below is an excerpt from the Anzai! step-by-step Corel PHOTO-PAINT 10/11 training manuals. More information on the Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 or Corel PHOTO-PAINT 10 manuals.

Instead of using Brightness-Contrast-Intensity you may find better results using the Tone Curve feature to adjust the tonal range of the image to fix under or over-exposed photos. Individual pixel values are plotted along a response curve that appears in a graph and represents the balance between shadows, midtones, and highlights. This allows you to fix a specific problem in these areas without affecting other tones.

Follow along with this step-by-step tutorial compliments of David Macdonald whose prior experience lies in lighting and photography for film and TV.

Step 1: Download the target.wi file required by the tutorial (68 KB). The WI filter is not installed by default with Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 though it is included with the product. If you would rather download a large file, you can download target.tif (794 KB).

Use these instructions when clicking on the download link below.

Internet Explorer Users: Right click, Save Target As
Netscape Users: Right click, Save Link As
Macintosh Users: Click and hold, Download To Disk

Using Corel PHOTO-PAINT's Histogram, BCI, and Tone Curve

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