ContrastMaster lets you perform effective contrast enhancement, creating dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects. It can turn low-contrast photos into vivid and detailed images and transform ordinary photos into interesting and dynamic shots.


Overview
ContrastMaster offers three local and four global contrast adjustment methods as well as various masking, saturation and brightness options. The three local adjustment methods allow you to dramatically improve contrast in small image details without blowing out highlights or damaging the image. You can apply these three methods separately or use various options to mix them together for even better results.


The four global methods (S/H-Contrast, Stretch, Equalize and Polarize) work on the tonal range of the image and help to improve the result even further. There is also an option for changing the brightness of the image. The masking options let you conveniently remove the ContrastMaster effect from an image area where you do not want to have it applied, e.g. skin areas, a blue sky or a wall. This can be done with the help of shadow/highlight and color masking options. Additionally, a saturation mask feature lets you improve saturation without oversaturating the image.


Features
*Performs effective contrast enhancement and creates dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects
* Turns low-contrast photos into vivid and detailed images and transform ordinary photos into interesting and dynamic shots
* Three local and four global contrast adjustment methods as well as various masking, saturation and brightness options
* Six modes from the simple Novice Mode to the sophisticated Expert Mode
* Supports hyperthreading, multiple processors and cores
* Allows batch processing of image files
* Processes 8bit and 16bit RGB images

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