Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
tion. For that, just click the Undo button at the bottom of the window, or use the regular
Undo command: Choose Edit→Undo, or press Ctrl+Z/
⌘
-Z.
When you make a change and then close a section of the Adjustments panel, your image re-
mains changed, so remember to undo that edit or reset the photo (or undo that change) if
you're just experimenting and don't want to
keep
that change.
Fixing Red Eye
Anyone who's ever taken a flash photo has run into the dreaded problem of
red eye
—those
glowing, demonic pupils that make your little cherub look like a character from an Anne
Rice novel.
Red eye is even more of a problem with digital cameras than with film cameras, but luckily
Elements has a simple and terrific tool for fixing it. All you need to do is click the red spots
with the Red Eye Removal tool, and your problems are solved. You can also use this tool to
fix
pet eye
, a.k.a.
green eye
, the animal equivalent. Fixing pet eye is explained later in this
section.
This tool works the same in both Quick Fix and Expert mode. Here's what you do:
1.
Open a photo and zoom in so you can see where you're clicking
.
Use the Zoom tool to magnify the problem eyes. (Switch to the Hand tool if you need
to drag the photo around so the eyes are front and center.)
2.
Activate the Red Eye Removal tool by clicking the red-eye icon in the toolbox or
pressing Y
.
3.
Click the red part of the pupil (see
Figure 4-6
)
.
That's it! Just one click should fix the problem. If it doesn't, press Ctrl+Z/
⌘
-Z to
undo the edit, and then try
dragging
over the pupil instead. Sometimes one method
works better than the other. You can also try adjusting this tool's two settings, Darken
Amount and Pupil Size, which are explained in a moment.
4.
Repeat the process on the other eye, and you're done
.
