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I tried following the procedure of working up an image going by my online manual.

This is basically the order how I used each tool.

1. I saved a work copy to PNG (default work file) for PICTURE IT Ver 7.
2. Then I set my working size to 300 dpi at 12 X 9. My online manual gave
me an option of 600 dpi too, but passed on it. This is done in FORMAT
3. I checked for rotation correction.
4. I cropped the image until I got my choice of composition at 12 X 8
(working size).
5. Then I went to BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST and chose which AUTO FIX
worked best.
6. Next I went to TINT and clicked on all white areas in the image until I
felt the image had good clean whites.
7. HUE/SATURATION is next. I clicked on different colours to see how they
could by improved.
8. SHARPEN follows. In this I magnified the canvas to 600 to 800% and
worked the slider switch from -(minus) 6 to 0 paying very close
attention to noise.
9. I SAVED all the work as I went along.
10. FORMAT is next and I reset my image to 300 at 9 x 6.
11. Then I reset the image to 72 at 9 X 6.
12 Next came SAVE AS in the FILE MENU and a save to JPG at 72 at 9 X 6
for posting.

Below is an example done by this. I was surprised at how much more shadow detail I could bring out compared to my earlier version. This is especially true of the streamers behind the yellow "kite" object in the upper left side.

To get the best from this exercise, sit back at the same ratio of chair to screen as you would sit back in the National Gallery in London to view a painting..

Norm D