View file File name : pref-image-properties.page Content :<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" id="pref-image-properties"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="index#preferences"/> <link type="guide" xref="index#problems"/> <revision pkgversion="3.0" date="2011-08-24" status="candidate"/> <revision pkgversion="3.1" date="2011-09-05" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.8" date="2013-04-15" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-02-21" status="review"/> <credit type="author copyright"> <name>Julita Inca</name> <email its:translate="no">yrazes@gmail.com</email> <years>2011</years> </credit> <credit type="editor"> <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> <email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> <desc>Adjust the saturation, contrast, brightness and hue to make photos and videos look better.</desc> </info> <title>My photos and videos look wrong</title> <p>If your photos or videos are too dark or the colors seem to be wrong, try adjusting their saturation, contrast, brightness and hue:</p> <steps> <item> <p>Select <guiseq><gui>Cheese</gui><gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Image</gui></guiseq>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Move the sliders to find the best settings for your webcam.</p> </item> <item> <p>Click <gui>Close</gui> and check to see if the preview looks better.</p> </item> </steps> <figure> <title>Different options under <gui>Image properties</gui> (left to right): applying brightness, contrast, hue and saturation</title> <media its:translate="no" type="image" src="figures/image-properties.png" width="800" height="150"/> </figure> <terms> <item> <title>Brightness</title> <p>Increasing the brightness will make the photos and videos lighter. However, if you are in a dark room, increasing the brightness might make the image look more noisy.</p> </item> <item> <title>Contrast</title> <p>Setting a higher contrast will increase the difference between darker and lighter colors. If the image looks washed out, try increasing the contrast.</p> </item> <item> <title>Hue</title> <p>Changing the hue of the image will add a tint to it. If image seems to be the wrong color (for example, too yellow), try changing the hue.</p> </item> <item> <title>Saturation</title> <p>Reducing the saturation makes the image less colorful. If colors seem too harsh, reduce the saturation.</p> </item> </terms> </page>