Digital camera image too dark for printing

ampersand

This is another one I'd better prefix with Martin's kindly 'There is no such thing as a stupid question.'

When I've used pix for ebay, |'ve been able to lighten them, so i know it can be done.

This time, I want to print out a pic. taken in a dark bedroom. The gloomy image is in My Pictures. What next please?

I am bamboozled by techie names/terms, so please offer any help in dimbo mode.

Thankyou...if you can.

The_Grandmaster

Which version of windows?

For vista: click on the picture in question, at the top there should be a button to press with something along the lines of edit (sorry mine is in another language). Right hand side a bar appears and if you press contrast (circle with half black and half white), sliding things appear to change brightness and contrast for you to play with.

ampersand

The_Grandmaster wrote: »

Which version of windows?

For vista: click on the picture in question, at the top there should be a button to press with something along the lines of edit (sorry mine is in another language). Right hand side a bar appears and if you press contrast (circle with half black and half white), sliding things appear to change brightness and contrast for you to play with.

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Thankyou Grandmaster - it's microsoft windows xp, home edition, version 2002, service pack 3.
I find the pic in My Pictures. Below is a line of symbols for various functions, but NOT, unfortunately, anything for brightness or contrast. there is an edit prog., but this controls colour, paint, shape, airbrushing etc and I wouldn't know how to do these anyway.

spinybif_2

try using Faststone image viewer - download from here.

http://www.faststone.org/download.htm

works very well

ManAtHome

You could try Irfanview (freebie) - details and download here http://www.irfanview.com/

If you ensure JPG files are associated to the program (should be a screen of file extensions to associate during installation), should open when you double-click the picture, Then select Image/Enhance colors (sic) to change brightness, contrast and (if brave enough) RGB balance and Gamma correction.

The_Grandmaster

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mce/learnmore/bowman_editing.mspx

may work if you have windows media edition?

ampersand

ManAtHome wrote: »

You could try Irfanview (freebie) - details and download here http://www.irfanview.com/

If you ensure JPG files are associated to the program (should be a screen of file extensions to associate during installation), should open when you double-click the picture, Then select Image/Enhance colors (sic) to change brightness, contrast and (if brave enough) RGB balance and Gamma correction.

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.......if I'd ever heard of them:o.

Up now at silly clocks, so will have another go.
Thankyou all,once again.
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Have just tried Faststone - it's wonderful!
Shall experiment with others as I go, but for now, fs is perfect.