| Gimpshop - Red Eye Removal | |
Removing redeye used to be a major requirement for digital photographers, but these days newer sophisticated cameras can minimise it when you take the picture. But for those of you who want to have a go, here's a Redeye removal technique, using Channels - another aspect of digital images. For this task, we'll use the picture of two young children. |
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Step 1 - Zoom in on the image |
Next, as with the cloning task, you should zoom in on the image to help you work with the detail. Zoom in on the girl's face as shown, using the zoom tool. Then, in the Layers palette, select the Channels view using the icon highlighted by the red square. Channels are a useful feature of all digital images. Images are produced by combining pixel layers of red green and blue pixels. With most digital imaging programs you can work with the individual pixel layers. |
Step 2 - Select the eye pupil |
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Step 3
- Change the Channel values |
In the mixer try these settings: Then click OK to apply and zoom out of the image to check the result agains the unretouched eyes. |
| Tips and tricks |
If you want to apply the colour change to all the eye pupils at once, you will need to select them first.
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| Now make an Evidence Print, showing the original image and your retouched version together. | |
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