Brightness & Contrast

The Brightness & Contrast effect adjusts the brightness and contrast of the entire layer (not individual channels). The center point of each slider is neutral and indicates no effect. The layer's quality setting does not affect Brightness & Contrast. Using the Brightness & Contrast effect is the easiest way to make simple adjustments to the tonal range of the image. It adjusts all pixel values in the image at once--highlights, shadows, and midtones.


Original (left), with background layer's Brightness decreased and Contrast increased (center), and with background layer's Brightness & Contrast decreased (right)