| PaintShop Photo Pro X3 for Photographers One Step Photo Fix One of the central tools in the Express Lab's arsenal is One Step Photo Fix. It's also available on the Adjust menu in the Full Editor workspace. As the name suggests, One Step Photo Fix applies a `one-step' correction to improve overall image quality. What One Step Photo Fix actually does is make tonal adjustments to improve image contrast, boost (or in some cases reduce) the color saturation, sharpen the image, and correct the color balance. There's nothing for you to do other than select Adjust > One Step Photo Fix and wait for a second or two for the filter to do its work. For most photos you'll see a marked improvement in image quality. Tip Don't forget that you can use PaintShop Photo Pro X3's new Express Lab to perform basic editing on an entire folder of images. Get into the habit of doing this when you first download your photos and you'll have less work to do on them later. Smart Photo Fix If the One Step Photo Fix doesn't quite do the job, or you just like to tinker, you'll get more satisfaction, and quite probably a better result, using Smart Photo Fix ­ it's the next option down on the Adjust menu. Smart Photo Fix does exactly what One Step Photo Fix does, only you get access to the individual controls that determine the degree of correction applied. In other words the smart component is supplied by you. Like most PaintShop Photo Pro filters, Smart Photo Fix has `before' and `after' preview thumbnails so you can see the effect your changes make before applying them. Click the Maximize button at the top right of the dialog box to get the best possible view or, if you don't have much screen space, click the Auto Proof button to see changes previewed in the image window. FIG 3.2 One Step Photo Fix does all the work for you ­ just select it from the Adjust menu, sit back and await the transformation. 64