Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors >Adjusting Saturation and Color BalanceAdjusting Saturation and Color BalanceIn ScanGear's Advanced Mode, click (Saturation/Color Balance).SaturationAdjust the image's saturation (vividness). You can brighten colors that have faded with time, etc.Move (slider) under Saturation to the left to reduce the saturation (darken the image), and to the rightto increase the saturation (brighten the image). You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).Saturation decreased Original image Saturation increasedNoteThe natural color tone of the original image may be lost if you increase saturation too much.Color BalanceAdjust images that have a colorcast. Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entirepicture due to the weather or ambient strong colors.Move (slider) under each color pair to the left or right to emphasize the corresponding color.Cyan & RedMagenta & GreenYellow & BlueThese are complementary color pairs (each pair produces a shade of gray when mixed). You canreproduce the natural colors of the scene by reducing the cast color and increasing the complementarycolor.Page 443 of 623 pagesAdjusting Saturation and Color Balance
