| Digital Photo Enhancement - 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, Paint.net has a Redeye Removal Tool, albeit fairly unsophisticated.. 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.
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Step 2 - Use the Elipse selection |
This is done by choosing the Elipse selection tool (arrowed) and making sure that the Selection Mode (at A) is set to Add (union). |
Step 3
- Select the eyes |
Note that, if you make a selection you are not happy with, you can 'overwrite' that selection just by making a new one over or next to the first one. If you want to remove selections there are various ways: |
Step 4 - Use Redeye Removal ![]() |
When the dialogue box comes up, my recommended setting for this picture are: Tolerance: around 10 to 15 Saturation: around 25 You are at liberty to experiment with these settings. A higher saturation value will increase the intensity of the pupil color. The effect will be previewed on the image as you use the sliders. Finish and use Save As to save the image with a new filename.
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| Now make an Evidence Print, showing the original image and your retouched version together. | |
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