ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3
User Guide
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2 Select the appropriate eyedropper to reset the tonal values in the image:
• Click the lightest pixel in the image with the Highlight eyedropper to reset the highlight value.
• Click a pixel of neutral color in the image with the Midtone eyedropper to reset the midtone value.
• Click the darkest pixel in the image with the Shadow eyedropper to reset the shadow value.
3 Click OK.
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.
Note: 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 “Using Live Filters” on page 147.
3 Drag the Brightness and Contrast sliders to adjust the settings.
Values range from –100 to 100.
4 Click OK.
Changing object colors
You can use the Color Fill Live Filter to change the color of objects quickly, either by replacing the pixels entirely
with a given color or by blending a color into an existing object. When you blend colors, the color is added on top
of the object. Blending a color into an existing object is much like using Hue/Saturation; however, blending lets you
apply a specific color from a color swatch panel quickly.
