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ICorrect 3.0 delivers quick and effective colour correction for digital images. Available in both standalone and Photoshop plug-in versions this small, yet powerful, tool helps you get the best out of your digital images using a highly intuitive interactive approach.
Old or faded images often have colour and contrast problems. If you've tried using Photoshop's built-in tools, you'll know they can be tricky to use. ICorrect is very simple and quick to use, but the results can be dramatic.
Certain colours such as flesh tones and grass are quite easy to judge by eye. The software uses these Memory Colours as the basis for interactive correction. You first select a reference colour from a choice of Neutral, Sky, Skin and Foliage, then click on areas of your image that are the appropriate colour.
iCorrect automatically performs the corrections with the results visible alongside your original. You then repeat this process, clicking in several areas of skin tone, for example, until the software has produced an accurate result. You can then move on to other memory colours if they are present in your image.
iCorrect can also make automatic black point and white point adjustments to improve brightness and contrast. There's also manual control of both of these parameters to allow you to fine tune your image.
A very handy monitor adjustment feature provides a crude, but useful, method of setting up your monitor's brightness and contrast, which is a must when making visual corrections.
Starting with a digital camera image taken indoors without flash, we produced a vastly improved result in seconds. No specialist knowledge is required and the program even provides pop-up instructions to guide you through the process.
Perhaps more impressive is iCorrect's ability to improve pictures you previously thought to be correct, just by applying subtle tonal changes.
Even users familiar with the use of devices such as Photoshop's curves tool might find the plug-in version of iCorrect 3.0 invaluable for its high-quality results and the time it saves.
Advanced users might want to opt for iCorrect Professional ($79), which retains the same simple interface, but adds greater flexibility.
Price: $39.95
Minimum requirements: Windows 9x, 2000, NT 4.0, XP; Pentium 133MHz; 32Mb Ram; 1Mb free hard drive space.
Contact: Pictographics
www.picto.com
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