Use Color Balance with the GIMP Application

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Video: Use Color Balance with the GIMP Application

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to adjust color balance in GIMP in Windows 7.

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   You should have the program open and an image ready to use

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   You can refer to our other tutorials to find out exactly how to do that.

   

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   First click "Colors" in the horizontal menu at the top of the screen

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   "Toolbox" may cover the menu, but you can move it.

   

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   Click "Color Balance..." It has a grey icon with red and white dots inside

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   A dialogue box will appear where you can specify your preferences.

   

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   Click the "Preset" drop-down menu to select a preset

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   You can choose to adjust the "Shadows", "Midtones", or "Highlights" values by clicking the radio button next to them

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   The default selection is "Midtones".

   

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   After that, you can adjust the color levels by clicking and dragging the scrollers

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   These are between "Cyan" or "Red", "Magenta" or "Green", and "Yellow" or "Blue".

   

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   You can also adjust these levels by manually typing numbers in the text boxes

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   The text boxes are to the right of each scroller.

   

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   In the lower-left corner of this dialogue box, make sure "Preview" is checked

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   This will allow you to view any changes as they are made before you apply them to the image.

   

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   Clicking "Reset Range" will reset all of the color levels back to zero

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    To save the preset click the plus icon at the top of the screen

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    The icon is next to the "Presets" drop-down menu.

    

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    Once you are satisfied, click "OK" to apply the changes

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