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This setting is used to adjust the colors' balance for the whole image. If you find that the
overall image has a color cast (e.g. it is too greenish) then you may correct it by
modifying the color balance. You may set the Color balance value to RGB (Red, Green
and Blue) or CMY (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow), depending on the selection made in
the "Setup tab -> Options button -> Color Balance".
Please note that same results can be obtained either using RGB or CMY. The following
table explains the relationship between the variations of such colors:
Setting
positive value results in a ... image
Red
Green
Blue
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
As you can see, the same effect (e.g. having a redder image) may be achieved by
increasing the Red value (in RGB mode) or by decreasing the Cyan value (in CMY
mode). In addition, increasing (or decreasing) the value of one color has the same
effect as decreasing (or increasing) the values of the two remaining colors of the same
set. For example, to make the image bluer you may increase the Blue value or decrease
both the Red and Green values.
The entity of the color change differs depending on the direction you are heading. In
other words, when moving towards positive values in RGB mode the appearance of the
image changes slightly, whilst when moving towards negative values, the image
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Redder
Greener
Bluer
"Cyaner", turquoise
Magenter, pinker
Yellower
negative value results in a ... image
"Cyaner", turquoise
"Magenter", pinker
Yellower
Redder
Greener
Bluer
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