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Description

The Color Balance Tool allows you to correct the color on an image by defining what black and white should be in the image.  Often the lighting and contrast are not perfect. Consequently, something that the camera should see as white appears as grey.  With this tool you can tell the program that the grey grey it is picking up should actually be white.  By difining black and white in a given setup you can have a better initial image in your applications.


Training Black and White

There are several ways that you can use the Color Balance tool to enhance your image. 

Train Black/White Auto

The easiest way to use this tool is to click the "Train Black Auto" and "Train White Auto" buttons.  These buttons tell the program to survay the current image and define what black and white should be.

Train Black/White Manual

If you would like to numerically set what black and white should be you will use these buttons.  After replacing the numeric values listed for black and white (the values listed to the left of the "Train Reset" button) clicking the respective "Train Manual" button will let the program know that the values you entered you want to use for the application.

Train Black/White

You can also train black and/or white based on the colors available in the current image.  Once you have grabbed you image from the live feed, before you enter the property page, you can tell the program where to look to find either white or black.  Clicking the Color Balance Tool in your program will display a small box on the current image.  If you want to train white, resize this box over the part of the image you think should be defined as white.  When you have done this right click the the Color Balance tool in your program and choose "edit".  Clicking the "Train White" tool will define whatever is in the box as white.

Using the Color Balance Tool

Once you have trained black and white to your liking you will need to apply these changes to your image.  Click the Color Balance Tool to display the selection box.  This tool will only apply the new color balance within the selection box.  If you would like the entire image to be affected you will need to enlarge the selection box over the whole image.
Once you have selected the necessary portion of the image, right click the Color Balance Tool and choose run.  This will apply the Color Balance effect you have prepared.

 

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