Adjust exposure, brightness, and contrast in Pixelmator Pro on iPad
Perfect the foundation of any photo using the essential tonal and visual controls in the Basic section of the Color Adjustments pane. There are eight core sliders that modify exposure, highlights, shadows, brightness, contrast, black point, clarity, and texture. These sliders work together to further fine-tune your look after you set white balance, and hue and saturation levels.
Automatically optimize Basic settings
You can automatically optimize exposure, contrast, and other fundamental properties of an image. If you’re not sure how to improve an image, this is a great place to start.
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
Select
in the Tools sidebar, then turn on Basic in the Color Adjustments pane.
Tap
next to Basic.
Optionally fine-tune the result by manually adjusting any of the controls in the Basic section.
To remove the adjustment, tap next to Basic.
Manually adjust Basic settings
In Pixelmator Pro on iPad, select a layer in the Layers sidebar.
Select
Drag any of the following sliders:
Exposure: Lightens or darkens the image uniformly.
Highlights: Adjusts exposure in the lightest areas. Drag to the left to recover details in overexposed parts of your image.
Shadows: Adjusts exposure in the darkest areas of the image. Drag to the right to recover details in underexposed parts of your image.
Brightness: Adjusts the overall brightness of the image.
Contrast: Sets the relative amount of contrast between light and dark areas. Makes light tones lighter and dark tones darker.
Black Point: Adjusts the point at which black areas become completely black (no detail can be seen). Setting the black point can improve the contrast in a washed-out image.
Texture: Enhances surface details and textures without affecting overall contrast.
Clarity: Enhances local contrast around edges, making images appear sharper.
Tip: To remove the adjustment tap next to Basic.