| PaintShop Photo Pro X3 for Photographers FIG 3.8 You can use Fade Correction on pictures that have faded through age, like this color slide, or those that just suffer from poor contrast. Other Tools for Correcting Color Problems For most situations Smart Photo Fix provides all the tools you'll need to sort out exposure problems and remove unwanted color casts from your photos. But it's not the best way to deal with every problem, and it's always good to have alternatives. The following tools not only provide an alternative route to sorting out problem photos, but they can be used creatively to introduce new color and tonal effects. Chapter 4 shows you how to introduce color into black and white images using some of these tools. Channel Mixer Although it appears under the Adjust > Color menu, the Channel mixer isn't the best tool with which to make color changes to photos. The most practical use for the Channel mixer is to produce black and white images ­ this is covered in Chapter 4. Fade Correction The Fade Correction tool is intended for use on, you guessed it, faded photos. The inks and dyes used in photographic printing processes aren't permanent and, as anyone with prints more than a few years old will know, they tend to fade with age. Exposure to the air and light accelerates this process but, even if you keep your photos in a sealed box, after a few years they won't look as good as the day they were printed. 72