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If you are new to digital image correction, there are a couple of simple, but ingenious automatic tools in CodedColor you should try first. These tools (conservatively) improve your images with a few clicks only. SmartFix and SmartFlash can also be found in Batch processing, so that you can improve a whole folder of images at once.

The most important One-Click improvement tools are:
 
·Gamma Correction: adjustment of brightness and color balance  
 
·White Balance: exposure correction and removal of color stains  
 
·Auto Colors: histogram stetch to improve color balance and saturation  
 
·SmartFlash: exposure correction in underexposed areas (shadow highlighting)  
 
·SmartFix: all of the above, but with optional sensitivity values (see Program Settings)  

icon_tip Important

·To get an impression of the possibilities, read our Before/After Tutorials first.  
 
·CodedColor has a very conservative way of improving your photos, thus preserving contrast and reducing resulting artefacts. Many image editors use more primitive algorithms, which might destroy valuable details in your photos or create unwanted artefacts (noise).  
 
·If you don't see an effect after using one of the above tools, then CodedColor has determined, that the photo is either already very good, or any further change would destroy valuable details or lead to unrealistic effects.  
 
·Remember, that the color settings of your computer screen might lead to a false assumption, that the photo needs to be corrected.  
 

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CodedColor PhotoStudio by 1STEIN is a Windows photo viewer and editor to organize, edit, resize, reformat, correct, compare, sort, watermark, annotate and print digital images, and to edit EXIF and IPTC data in digital photos. You can rename multiple images, remove scratches, create panorama pictures (stitch), convert RAW photos (from Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc. cameras), send images via Skype, send photo SMS, burn digital watermarks, correct colors, run a screenshow, convert and correct JPEG images in a batch process, rename fields, open pictures and image folders from the Explorer, generate a webalbum in HTML and compress JPG images. The CodedColor full version is not free, but during registration you can choose the Freeware edition, in which some functions are deactivated. After the download you can try the PhotoStudio shareware for 30 days without any restrictions. The CodedColor software interface looks very similar to ACDSee, is easier to use than Photoshop and more versatile than Picasa and Irfanview, but still contains editing and correction features as effective as Paintshop. Have a look at our Before / After tutorials, in order to get an idea of the powerful editor capabilities. The software comes with a detailed handbook and a fast database to store EXIF / IPTC data and color informationen. CodedColor PhotoStudio is a powerful and versatile photo organizer and image editing software for digital camera users. The user friendly interface includes features like photo editing & printing, web & flash album galleries, slide shows, photo management & cataloging, custom sorting, IPTC & EXIF editor and display, GPS tagging, perspective correction, barrel distortion, effects, thumbnail generation, resize & resample images, jp2000, batch conversion, database keyword searching, red eye removal, color / sharpness / brightness & contrast correction, artefacts removal, clone brush, scanner & TWAIN import, screen capture, lossless JPEG rotation, transparency (alpha channel), gamma correction, print ordering and screenshows with many transition effects, watermark text, image annotations, panorama stitch & animation, video capture, PDF album export, photo layouts, collages, frames, shadows, histograms, automatic white balance, skype photo sharing, etc. Opens and converts all common image formats: BMP, WMF, GIF, JPEG, JPEG2000, TIFF, PCX, PNG, PSP, PSD, PCD, and all current RAW formats. Visit the CodedColor FotoStudio homepage to learn more and download a free copy! Includes BYNGO MMS messenger and CodedColor Publisher, a versatile photo layout and DTP tool, from which you can order individual photobooks through KODAK.