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Below the Detail panels comes Optics. Clicking on the
Remove Chromatic button identifies what lens was used
and removes colour aberrations created by the lens used on
your camera. These aberrations normally show up as green and
magenta fringing. You can also remove any barrel distortion
created by that lens and choose to further adjust those settings.12
The last panel is Geometry, where you can physically
alter the shape, size and rotation of the image. It is
particularly useful for removing unwanted perspective and
converging verticals in architectural shots. You can choose to
alter the geometry of the image manually or use the Guided
Upright tool to adjust what is level and vertical.15
The Brush tool (B) is next. This lets you make targeted
adjustments by simply adjusting your settings and
brushing over the area in question. You can use a Brush to
make adjustments such as reducing the exposure in certain
areas of the image. You can erase areas of your brush strokes
if required and add new brush adjustments too.13
Back to the main menu and the next tool is the one for
Crop & Rotate (C). You can crop your images manually
or choose a preset from a number of popular image aspect
ratios. The Crop & Rotate feature also allows you to rotate
and flip your images by using the provided slider. You can also
Constrain Crop the proportion of the crop once you've set it.(^16)
Linear Gradient (L) behaves like a digital version of the
graduated filters used by photographers on their lenses.
You can click and drag a graduated filter across your image, to
either darken or lighten areas based on your settings. The effect
begins at 100% density at the start point of the gradient and
then fades to 0% at the end.
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The Healing Brush tool (H) is useful for removing any
unwanted objects and dust or dirt from your photo. Simply
choose the Clone or Heal mode and brush over your target. It
will then use nearby image data to remove the unwanted item.
You can choose the Size, Feather and Opacity of the brush and
click Visualize Spots to help you see any offending blemishes.
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