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Using the Auto Contrast command
The Auto Contrast command adjusts the overall contrast and mixture of colors in an image automatically. Because it does not adjust each color channel (red, green, and blue) individually, Auto Contrast does not introduce or remove color casts. It maps the lightest and darkest pixels in the image to white and black, which makes highlights appear lighter and shadows appear darker.
Auto Contrast can improve the appearance of many photographic or continuous-tone images. It does not improve flat-color images.
To use the Auto Contrast command:
- Do one of the following:
- To make adjustments to your entire image, choose Select > Deselect to make sure nothing is selected. If your image has multiple layers, select a layer to adjust in the Layers palette.
- To make adjustments to a portion of your image, make a selection in the document window. See Selecting pixels.
- Choose Enhance > Auto Contrast.