8.7. Exposure

8.7. Exposure
	8. The „Colors“ Menu

This filter is used for lightning shadows and midtones of an image without blowing the highlights. A detailed tutorial can be found at D – „ Tone Mapping and Shadow Recovery Using GIMP’s ‘Colors/Exposure’ “.

You can get to the Exposure dialog through: Colors → Exposure…

Obrázek 16.155. Exposure Options

Presets: „Presets“ are a common feature for several Colors commands. You can find its description in 8.1.1 – „Colors Common Features“.
Black level: This option is used to dispense with "useless" shadows and highlight information.
Exposure: This option is used to add one or more stops of exposure compensation to the image.
Blending Options, Preview and Split view: These are common features described in 8.1.1 – „Colors Common Features“.