5.5. Svetlost-kontrast

The Brightness-Contrast tool adjusts the brightness and contrast levels for the active layer or selection. This tool is easy to use, but relatively unsophisticated. The Levels and Curve tools allow you to make the same types of adjustments, but also give you the ability to treat bright colors differently from darker colors. Generally speaking, the BC tool is great for doing a "quick and dirty" adjustment in a few seconds, but if the image is important and you want it to look as good as possible, you will use one of the other tools.

In GIMP 2.4, a new way of operating this tool has been added: by clicking the mouse inside the image, and dragging while keeping the left mouse button down. Moving the mouse vertically changes the brightness; moving horizontally changes the contrast. When you are satisfied with the result, you can either press the OK button on the dialog, or hit the Return key on your keyboard.

5.5.1. Aktiviranje orodja

You can get to the Brightness-Contrast tool in two ways:

  • In the image-menu through: ToolsColor ToolsBrightness-Contrast or ColorsBrightness-Contrast,

  • by clicking the tool icon: in Toolbox, provided that you have installed color tools in Toolbox. For this, please refer to Razdelek 1.7, “Orodjarna”.

5.5.2. Možnosti

Slika 14.136. Brightness-Contrast options dialog

Brightness-Contrast options dialog

Prednastavitve

You can save the color settings of your image by clicking the Add settings to favourites button

The button opens a menu:

Slika 14.137. Meni prednastavitev

Meni prednastavitev

which lets you Import Settings from File or Export Settings to File, and gives you access to the Manage Save Settings dialog:

Slika 14.138. Pogovorno okno Upravljaj s shranjenimi možnostmi

Pogovorno okno Upravljaj s shranjenimi možnostmi

Svetlost

This slider sets a negative (to darken) or positive (to brighten) value for the brightness, decreasing or increasing bright tones.

Kontrast

This slider sets a negative (to decrease) or positive (to increase) value for the contrast.

Uredi te nastavitve kot ravni

To make your work easier, this button lets you turn to the Levels tool with the same settings.

Predogled

The Preview check-box makes all changes to the brightness and contrast dynamically so that the new level settings can be viewed immediately.