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  Frustration-Free Color Correction with SmartColor™ Wizard

 

iCorrect EditLab Pro eliminates the frustration of color correction and color editing.  iCorrect EditLab Pro consists of four separate tool sets identified by four distinct tool tabs.  The four tool sets are logically arranged from left to right and offer a wizard-like approach to accurate color.  The tool sets are designed in such a way that as you progress from left to right, the tools will not, and in fact cannot affect any of the tools to its left.  This alleviates the common frustration of correcting for one thing while throwing off another.  With iCorrect EditLab Pro, one pass through the tools and you are finished.


 


Professional Quality Color Correction - Quickly and Easily

SmartColor™ Wizard

Four logically arranged tool sets save time and eliminate the frustration
by taking you step-by-step through the color correction process.

Tab 1Color Balance:  Remove color cast and correct white balance.

Tab 2Tonal Range:  Set black point, white point and midpoint.

Tab 3 - Brightness/Contrast/Saturation:  Adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation.

Tab 4Hue-Selective Edits:  Make color corrections on a hue-selective basis for extra precision.


Tool Tab 1: Color Balance

With the first tool tab, you begin by correcting the color balance by simply clicking on any neutral (black, white, or gray) colors within the image.  In this case the display shows that the original image had a predominantly cyan color cast.


Tool Tab 2: Tonal Range

The next tool tab establishes the tonal range by automatically setting a new black point and new white point.  You can also adjust the mid tones in the center of histogram display.

 


Tool Tab 3: Brightness/Contrast/Saturation

The third tool tab addresses brightness, contrast, and saturation.  You can even adjust the highlights and shadows independently.

 

 

 

 

 

Tool Tab 4: Hue-Selective Editing

The final tool tab allows you to finely tune specific colors on a hue-selective basis.  Simply activate a color on the hue-wheel by clicking on a color in your image.  You can then adjust its hue along the color wheel as well as independently adjust its brightness and saturation.  We have also pre-programmed several commonly used "memory" colors like Sky Blue, Foliage Green, and Skin Tones for your convenience.


Time-Saving Features

User-definable custom settings and batch processing tools such as AutoQ™ and ProcessQ™ streamline the color correction workflow.

  • SmartColor Technology: Automatically analyzes the image and sets the color correction parameters to initial optimum settings.  SmartColor can be used with each tool set independently or collectively as a whole.

  • Save Custom Settings: Color correction parameters can be saved and applied to other similar images on an individual basis or as an entire batch.

  • Create ICC Profiles: Color correction parameters can be saved as ICC profiles for color managed workflows.

  • Photoshop Actions Enabled: Each color correction can be recorded as a Photoshop action for automated workflows. 

  • AutoQ: The stand-alone version features a unique AutoQ function allowing users to load multiple images into the program for rapid-fire color correction.

  • ProcessQ: The stand-alone version features a unique ProcessQ which automatically applies color correction parameters to an entire batch of similar images.

  • Auto File Format Conversion: Automatically convert a batch of images from one file format to another.


 


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