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Clearer separation, careful control

Contrast Image.

Separate faint text from its background with careful brightness and contrast adjustments.

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Adjust image contrast without losing sight of the original

Adjust brightness and contrast, compare the live preview with Original, and export one selected image or frame as PNG, JPG or WebP.

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QUICK VIDEO TUTORIAL How to adjust image brightness and contrast Choose the image or frame. English narration Watch the video

How to adjust image brightness and contrast

Features and controls

Balance brightness and contrast

Use separate controls from -50 to 50, starting at 0.

How the adjustments interact

Brightness changes the overall lightness; contrast changes the separation between dark and light areas. Move one control at a time and compare with Original. Strong adjustments can hide pale details or close up dark areas.

Compare before exporting

Use the live preview and Original comparison to judge the change.

What to inspect

Check small lettering, faces and both ends of the tonal range. A more dramatic preview is not always more readable. Review the downloaded image at the size where it will be used.

Choose one frame or page

Select a still from supported multi-frame or multi-page images.

Frame selection and export

You can choose among up to 100 frames or pages. The export contains the selected still frame only; it does not rebuild an animation or the entire multi-page file.

Open the enhancement editor

Use Enhance image for presets, color modes and cleanup controls.

Available refinement tools

The enhancement editor includes Color, Grayscale and Black and white, plus presets, background, sharpness, threshold, eraser and rectangle cleanup. Undo, Redo and Reset help compare changes before applying them.

Choose the output format

Save lossless PNG or WebP, or a high-quality JPG.

Transparency and color handling

PNG and WebP preserve transparency and use lossless export. JPG uses quality 100 and a white matte where the source was transparent. Embedded color profiles are converted to sRGB; metadata is removed while valid DPI is retained.

Files and processing

Input
PNG, JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF, BMP, GIF, WebP, HEIC
Output
PNG, JPG, lossless WebP

50 MB maximum per file. One input file per run.

Up to 100 source frames or pages; one is exported. Each frame is limited to 80 megapixels and 20,000 pixels per side, with 160 megapixels across inspected frames. WebP export is limited to 16,383 pixels per side.

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FAQ

Good to know.

A few answers before you get started.

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Can I change brightness without changing contrast?

Yes. Brightness and Contrast are independent controls, each from -50 to 50. Leave one at 0 while changing the other.

Does this keep an animated GIF animated?

No. Choose the frame you want; the result is a still PNG, JPG or WebP image.

Which formats preserve transparency?

PNG and lossless WebP preserve transparency. JPG places transparent pixels on white.

Can I clean up marks as well as adjusting contrast?

Yes. Open Enhance image for the cleanup tools, color modes and further adjustments. Review the result with Original before exporting.

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