Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 8-3. Left: The lighting in this shot has a bluish cast that makes it look chilly, but a single
click with the White Balance tool (circled) on the gray path can fix that. Right: As you can see, the
correct white balance makes the image much warmer and more vivid.
The Raw Converter gives you several ways to adjust an image's white balance:
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Drop-down menu
. The White Balance menu at the top of the Basic tab starts out set to
As Shot, which means the Converter is showing your camera's settings. You can use this
menu to choose from Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, and so on. It's worth giving Auto a try be-
cause it picks the correct settings surprisingly often.
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Temperature
. Use this slider to make the photo warmer (more orange) or cooler (more
blue). Dragging the slider right warms the photo; dragging it left cools it. If you're exper-
ienced in doing this by the numbers, you can type a temperature in the text box in de-
