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Introduction to PhotoKit Color 2.0 - Pixel Genius

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Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> basics<br />

For a quick introduction on how <strong>to</strong> use Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong> check out the Opening Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit<br />

<strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong> and Using Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong> pages. The main thing <strong>to</strong> remember when<br />

you use Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong>, is that the image you are about <strong>to</strong> work on must be in RGB<br />

mode. It does not matter if the image is in 8-bits per channel or 16-bits, because 16-bit<br />

layers are supported in both Pho<strong>to</strong>shop CS and CS2.<br />

Pho<strong>to</strong>shop RGB color spaces<br />

The color critical Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong> effects: Film Effects, CC Correction and CT Correction,<br />

are optimized <strong>to</strong> provide variant effects tailored for the following RGB color spaces<br />

commonly used in Pho<strong>to</strong>shop: Adobe RGB, <strong>Color</strong>Match RGB, ProPho<strong>to</strong> RGB and<br />

sRGB. If the RGB color space of your file is not in this list, Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> will assume<br />

the space <strong>to</strong> be in Adobe RGB.<br />

Accessing Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong><br />

Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong>'s image enhancements and adjustments are easy <strong>to</strong> use. First you need<br />

<strong>to</strong> open an image that you wish <strong>to</strong> process using Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong> and then go <strong>to</strong> the<br />

File Menu and choose Au<strong>to</strong>mate > Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit <strong>Color</strong> 2... The following dialog will appear:<br />

The <strong>Pixel</strong><strong>Genius</strong> Toolbox allows you <strong>to</strong> select and preview any of the effects in Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit<br />

<strong>Color</strong> <strong>2.0</strong> before you apply them. The interface also lets you select different Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit<br />

plug-in Modules and combine various effects using the Batch Options. The Module selection<br />

will be dependent on which Pho<strong>to</strong>Kit products you have currently installed on

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