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                <div><div class="section"><p>You adjust the image tonal scale using the
tone controls in the Basic tab.</p>
<p>When you click Auto at the
top of the tone controls section of the Basic tab, Camera Raw analyzes
the camera raw image and makes automatic adjustments to the tone
controls (Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light, Blacks, Brightness, and Contrast). </p>
<p>You
can also apply automatic settings separately for individual tone
controls. To apply an automatic adjustment to an individual tone
control, such as Exposure or Recovery, press Shift and double-click
the slider. To return an individual tone control to its original
value, double-click its slider.</p>
<p>When you adjust tone automatically,
Camera Raw ignores any adjustments previously made in other tabs
(such as fine-tuning of tone in the Tone Curves tab). For this reason,
you should usually apply automatic tone adjustments first—if at all—to
get an initial approximation of the best settings for your image.
If you are careful during shooting and have deliberately shot with
different exposures, you probably don’t want to undo that work by
applying automatic tone adjustments. On the other hand, you can
always try clicking Auto and then undo the adjustments if you don’t
like them.</p>
<div class="para">Previews in Adobe Bridge use the default image
settings. If you want the default image settings to include automatic
tone adjustments, select Apply Auto Tone Adjustments in the Default
Image Settings section of the Camera Raw preferences. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If you
are comparing images based on their previews in Adobe Bridge, you
may want to leave the Apply Auto Tone Adjustments preference deselected,
which is the default. Otherwise, you’ll be comparing images that
have already been adjusted.</div>
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<p>As you make adjustments,
keep an eye on the end points of the histogram, or use the shadow
and highlight clipping previews.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />While moving
the Exposure, Recovery, or Blacks slider, hold down Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac&#160;OS) to preview where highlights or shadows
are clipped. Move the slider until clipping begins, and then reverse
the adjustment slightly. (For more information, see <a href="WSF1B29B95-2419-4b50-A058-A5FE2D7E5E6F.html">Preview highlight and shadow clipping in Camera Raw</a>.)</div></div>
<ul><li><span>To manually adjust a tone control, drag
the slider, type a number in the box, or select the value in the
box and press the Up or Down Arrow key.</span></li>
<li><span>To reset a value to its default, double-click the slider
control.</span></li>
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<div class="section"><dl><dt class="dlterm">Exposure</dt>
<dd>Adjusts the overall image brightness, with a
greater effect in the high values. Decrease Exposure to darken the
image; increase Exposure to brighten the image. The values are in
increments equivalent to f‑stops. An adjustment of +1.50 is like
widening the aperture 1‑1/2 stops. Similarly, an adjustment of ‑1.50 is
like reducing the aperture 1‑1/2 stops. (Use Recovery to bring highlight
values down.)</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Recovery</dt>
<dd>Attempts to recover details from highlights. Camera Raw can
reconstruct some details from areas in which one or two color channels
are clipped to white.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Fill Light</dt>
<dd>Attempts to recover details from shadows, without brightening blacks.
Camera Raw can reconstruct some details from areas in which one
or two color channels are clipped to black. Using Fill Light is
like using the shadows portion of the Photoshop Shadow/Highlight
filter or the After Effects Shadow/Highlight effect.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Blacks</dt>
<dd>Specifies which input levels are mapped to black in the final
image. Increasing Blacks expands the areas that are mapped to black.
This sometimes creates the impression of increased contrast in the
image. The greatest change is in the shadows, with much less change
in the midtones and highlights. Using the Blacks slider is like
using the black point slider for input levels when using the Photoshop
Levels command or the After Effects Levels effect. </dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Brightness</dt>
<dd>Adjusts the brightness or darkness of the image, much as
the Exposure property does. However, instead of clipping the image
in the highlights or shadows, Brightness compresses the highlights
and expands the shadows when you move the slider to the right. Often,
the best way to use this control is to set the overall tonal scale
by first setting Exposure, Recovery, and Blacks; then set Brightness.
Large Brightness adjustments can affect shadow or highlight clipping,
so you may want to readjust the Exposure, Recovery, or Blacks property after
adjusting Brightness.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Contrast</dt>
<dd>Increases or decreases image contrast, mainly affecting midtones. When
you increase contrast, the middle-to-dark image areas become darker,
and the middle-to-light image areas become lighter. Generally, you
use the Contrast property to adjust the contrast of the midtones
after setting the Exposure, Blacks, and Brightness values.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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