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Reducing Red Eye

You can use the Red Eye Reduction tool in Develop mode to correct red eye in digital photographs. The Red Eye Reduction tool specifically targets red pixels so that nearby pixels are unaffected.

To Correct Red Eye:

  1. In Develop mode, select the Repair tab.
  2. Use the Zoom tools in the bottom right corner to enlarge and center the eye you want to correct.
  3. Click within the red portion of the eye.
  4. In the Red Eye Reduction group, adjust the sliders as described below.

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

Red Eye Reduction Options

Size

Drag the slider to the right to increase the size of the area being darkened, or to the left to decrease.

Darkening

Drag the slider to the right to darken the corrected portion of the eye.

You can correct as many red eyes as you want. Simply keep clicking on the image to add a new eye-definition. Move the eye-definitions after you have placed them by clicking and dragging, or delete them by hitting the Delete key.

Scroll with your mouse to adjust the size of the area you would like to darken at any time.

You can show or hide the red eye outline by toggling the eye button, located in the top left corner of the Red Eye group, on or off.

Use the Delete key to remove the currently selected red eye adjustment.

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