Adjusting the Color Saturation and Contrast of the Entire Image

This section explains how to adjust the color saturation and contrast of the entire image.

  1. In the job list, double-click the job.
    The Job Settings window appears.
  2. Click .
  3. Under Level Adjustment, use the slider bars to adjust the following levels.
    Adjusting the slider bars under Level Adjustment has the same effect as increasing or decreasing by 10 percent the OUT value in the Tone Curves window (when IN is 50 percent).
    Option Description
    Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black Move the bar to the + (right) direction to darken and to the - (left) direction to lighten the color.
    Set Set individual level to off to adjust All Colors.
    Contrast Move the bar to the + (right) direction to increase and to the - (left) direction to decrease the contrast.
    Brightness Move the bar to the + (right) direction to increase and to the - (left) direction to decrease the brightness.
    Reset ALL Click this button to reset all the level adjustment parameters to their default values (0). You can check the adjusted image in the layout area preview.
  4. Click OK.
    You can also perform the same operations in the Queue Properties window. When you perform adjustments in the Queue Properties window, the same adjustments are performed on all the jobs added to the job list. If you want to apply the same adjustment values to multiple jobs, first configure the settings in the Queue Properties window.