Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with Other Application Software > Correcting Images and Adjusting Colors withScanGear (Scanner Driver) > Adjusting Saturation and Color BalanceAdjusting Saturation and Color BalanceIn ScanGear (scanner driver)'s Advanced Mode tab, click (Saturation/Color Balance).NoteClick Defaults to reset all adjustments in the current window.SaturationAdjust the image's saturation (vividness). You can brighten colors that have faded with time, etc.Move (Slider) under Saturation to the left to decrease the saturation (darken the image), and to theright to increase the saturation (brighten the image). You can also enter a value (-127 to 127).Saturation decreased Original image Saturation increasedNoteThe natural color tone of the original image may be lost if you increase saturation too much.Color BalanceAdjust images that have a colorcast. Colorcast is a phenomenon where a specific color affects the entirepicture due to the weather or ambient strong colors.Page 572 of 973 pagesAdjusting Saturation and Color Balance
