Adjusting Brightness And Contrast - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Adjusting brightness and contrast

The Brightness/Contrast feature modifies the contrast or brightness of pixels in an image.
This affects the highlights, shadows, and midtones of an image. You typically use Brightness/
Contrast when correcting images that are too dark or too light.
Original; after adjusting brightness
To adjust the brightness or contrast:
1.
Select the image.
2.
Do one of the following to open the Brightness/Contrast dialog box:
In the Property inspector, click the Add Live Filters button, and then select Adjust
Color > Brightness/Contrast from the Filters pop-up menu.
Select Filters > Adjust Color > Brightness/Contrast.
Applying a filter from the Filters menu is destructive; that is, it cannot be undone
except when Edit > Undo is an option. To maintain the ability to adjust, turn off, or
remove this filter, apply it as a Live Filter, as described in the first bulleted option in
this step. For more information, see
3.
Drag the Brightness and Contrast sliders to adjust the settings.
Values range from –100 to 100.
4. Click OK.
100 Chapter 4: Working with Bitmaps
Chapter 8, "Using Live Filters," on page 193.