".. even the new efforts from CS2 come nowhere near close .. there is no replacement to ShadowFixer" Bob Brind-Surch

"You don't realise how much you need it till you see what a good job it does." Digital Photography Techniques

"nothing short of miraculous! " Andrew Phang, Creative Director - Pagesetters, Singapore

"Bearing in mind that this is the company behind FocusFixer it should come as no surprise that the results are very good ..." MacWorld UK

ShadowFixer V2 corrects for under-exposure within a digital photograph.

• Photoshop automation
• Larger and resizable previews
• Produces better results than correcting using the brightness/contrast tools
• Enhances detail in corrected areas for excellent finished images
• Designed to be used on the whole or part of picture
• Seamless integration with your image editing workflow
• Easy installation - just download and install as instructed
• Works on both 8-bit and 16-bit RGB images
• PC (and Mac OS X soon) compatibility

The control panel explained..

Once installed ShadowFixer V2 will appear as a Filter option in Photoshop. To use it you first select an image or image region. The control panel will display the original image in the left window and the adjusted result in the right hand window. To move around the image you drag the mouse to the preferred location. To adjust the level of zoom select the + or -icon. The control panel can be resized to make the preview images larger or smaller.

The primary control is the Radius slider, which can be adjusted from 0 to 100. The slider will remember your setting from the last time you used ShadowFixer. You can fine tune your setting with the Up and Down buttons. Typically you use a large radius, larger than the size of the image details hidden within the shadow. Too low a value may limit the effectiveness of the light adjustment.

The Amount slider may be adjusted from 0% to 100% and controls the degree of light adjustment. A value of zero will produce no correction, increasing as you adjust the amount value. Too high a values may produce saturation in your image. There's a sweet spot somewhere in between depending on your personal preference.

Once you're happy that the preview panel is to your liking, click OK and the selected image or image region will be processed and the result returned to Photoshop.

ShadowFixer V2 is available for PC now (and Mac OS X soon). It is designed to be used with Adobe's Photoshop and compatible image editing suites. Check compatibility here.