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Figure 8-5. Left: The Raw Converter's Auto settings make this photo look like a lost cause. Right:
With a little bit of manual adjustment, you can see that the camera actually captured plenty of de-
tails for the Raw Converter to bring out.
If you've converted raw files in old versions of Elements, you'll notice that the sliders in the
current version of the Raw Converter (version 8.6) are very different from what they were in
versions 6 and below. Even the ones that have the same names work differently (and better)
than they used to. For one thing, each slider starts out dead in the middle (at 0), giving you
more ability to adjust it either up or down. Here's a rundown of what each one does:
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Exposure
. A properly exposed photo shows the largest possible range of de-
tail—shadows contain enough light to reveal details, and highlights aren't so bright that
