Color Correction Software
© 2017 Mark Hickenbottom
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Functions | baby | cake | deer | dog | flod | hedg | lake | pant | pick | seas | slid | toys |
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Auto Color | good | fair | excel | fair | good | excel | fair | excel | good | excel | fair | fair |
Auto Color + Auto Levels | good | good | poor | fair | good | excel | good | good | good | good | good | fair |
Auto Levels | good | good | poor | fair | good | good | good | good | good | good | excel | fair |
Auto Levels + Auto Color | good | excel | poor | good | excel | excel | excel | excel | excel | excel | good | fair |
birthday cake | ||
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creek | ||
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custom | ||
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dog | ||
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gray seat | ||
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pants | ||
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pickup | ||
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potato planting | ||
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shed work | ||
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slide | ||
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Description | Photoshop Elements | Affinity Photo | Canon ScanGear | Epson Scan | VueScan |
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Cake: My mother's birthday. Severe color shifting & fading, yellow-green cast. | dark, weak colors, touch orangish | dark, weak colors, green cast | dark, weak colors, blue colors now look cyan | good brightness, good colors | bright & washed out, weak colors, green cast |
Creek: Very overcast forest. Newer photo, strong contrast, little if any fading. | slightly contrasty, dark shadows, good colors | slightly contrasty, slightly greenish | slightly contrasty, dark shadows, greenery a bit vivid | slightly contrasty, good colors | slightly bright, touch greenish |
Custom: Belt-driven motorcycle. Faded and slightly yellowed | contrasty, good colors (carpet) | slightly contrasty, good colors | good brightness, weak colors (red pinstripes, reflectors, carpet) | good brightness, contrast, and colors | slightly bright, bit of an orange cast |
Dog: german shepherd and jumbo tennis ball. Newer photo in good shape but yellowed. | contrasty (dark shadows and fur), good colors (ball, bush) | contrasty, touch greenish | contrasty (dark fur, bright wall), a bit vivid (bush) | good brightness, contrast, and colors | good brightness and contrast, a touch greenish |
Gray Seat: Grandpa opening gift. Faded & yellowed, blue dye damage on left. | bit contrasty, good colors (paneling, chair top), cast gone | bit contrasty, a touch greenish | bright highlights (face, shirt), good colors (paneling, chair top) but off-color chair | good brightness, a touch greenish | slightly bright, a touch greenish |
Pants: Work pants & slippers. Dingy. From a 60-second peel-off polaroid. | good brightness, bit contrasty, good colors | good brightness, bit contrasty, tiny bit greenish | highlights too bright, good colors | good brightness, tiny bit greenish | somewhat bright esp. in shadows, slightly greenish |
Pickup: My father and his truck. From an instant polaroid. Greenish-yellow cast. | good brightness & contrast & colors | good brightness & contrast, tiny bit greenish | contrasty (whites too bright), touch greenish (ground near truck) | good brightness & contrast & colors | slightly weak contrast, slight greenish-blue cast |
Potatoes: Grandma planting potatoes. Yellowish but otherwise high quality 35mm print. | good brightness but shadows a bit dark, a touch bluish | good brightness & contrast, yellowish cast (grass) | good brightness, weak colors (clothes, skin) | good brightness, bluish cast (grass) | a touch bright, yellowish cast (grass) |
Shed Work: Grandma & my mom doing yard work. Old blurry polaroid. | good brightness, shadows a bit dark, good colors | good brightness & contrast, tiny bit greenish | contrasty, highlights too bright | good brightness, good colors | a touch bright, tiny bit greenish |
Slide: Slide & yard toy in backyard. Faded, very little contrast. | good brightness & contrast, slightly bluish | good brightness & contrast, excellent colors | good brightness & contrast, slightly bluish, vivid sky | good brightness & contrast, orange cast | too bright, weak contrast |