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Batch Edit Exposure Options

You can use the options in the Exposure section to correct the exposure of your images. There are four tabs in the Exposure section: Exposure, Levels, Auto Levels, and Tone Curves.

To Use the Exposure Options:

In the Batch Edit wizard, select the Exposure checkbox.

Exposure Options

Exposure	Specifies the amount of light to add to all areas of the image.
Contrast	Specifies the amount of difference between color and brightness in an image. Moving the slider to the right darkens the shadowed areas in an image, while moving the slider to the left brightens them.
Fill Light	Specifies the amount of light to add to the darkest areas of the image.
Brightness	Specifies the image's light intensity. Moving the slider to the right lightens the image, while moving the slider to the left darkens it.
Gamma	Specifies the intensity of the light spectrum in an image. Moving the slider to the right lightens the image, while moving the slider to the left darkens it.
Exposure warning	Highlights overexposed and underexposed areas of the image.
Reset	Click to reset all options to the default setting.

Levels Options

Channel	Specifies the brightness or color channel you want to adjust.
Shadows	Specifies the black point of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the blackest area of an image. As the value increases, the dark colored areas of the image become darker.
Midtones	Specifies the gamma correction in an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0.00 to 2.00 into the spin box to set the amount of gamma correction. Higher values make the image appear brighter, while lower values make the image appear darker.
Highlights	Specifies the white point of an image. Move the slider or type a number from 0 to 255 into the spin box to define the whitest area of an image. As the value increases, the light colored areas of the image become lighter.
Clipped %	Indicates how much of the image detail is lost due to black point and white point correction.
Black Point Eyedropper	Click the button with the black eyedropper icon to adjust the black point. Select the area in the Before image that you want to set as the black point for the After image.
Mid Point Eyedropper	Click the button with the gray eyedropper icon to adjust the gamma correction value. Select the area in the Before image that you want to set as the gamma correction value.
White Point Eyedropper	Click the button with the white eyedropper icon to adjust the white point. Select the area in the Before image that you want to set as the white point for the After image.
Auto	Select one of the following options: Adjust Contrast: Automatically analyzes and adjusts image contrast. Adjust Color and Contrast: Automatically analyzes and adjusts each color channel independently, and then adjusts the contrast. Adjust Color and Brightness: Automatically analyzes and adjusts image color and brightness. Tolerance: Opens the Tolerance settings dialog box. Specify the maximum clipping percentage for Shadows and Highlights, and click OK. ACDSee adjusts the image levels automatically.
Exposure warning	Highlights overexposed and underexposed areas of the image.
Reset	Click to reset all options to the default setting.

Auto Levels Options

Strength	Adjusts the amount of exposure applied to the image.
Auto Contrast and Color	Adjusts color differences, brightness, and image color channels.
Auto Contrast	Adjusts the color differences and brightness only.
Exposure warning	Highlights overexposed and underexposed areas of the image.
Reset	Click to reset all options to the default setting.

Tone Curves Options

Channel	Specifies the color channels to adjust.
Show Histogram	Toggles the histogram display.
Histogram	Displays a visual representation of the color information levels in the image, based on the selected channel. Click and drag the line to manipulate the curve.
Exposure warning	Highlights overexposed and underexposed areas of the image.
Reset	Click to reset all options to the default setting.