Image Filters
The Adjustment Panel, Simplified
Brightness, contrast, saturation, hue shift, and sharpening - the five adjustments that fix most photos, with live preview and preset starting points.
Available adjustments
- Brightness20% - 200%
- Contrast20% - 200%
- Saturation0% - 200%
- Hue shift-180° to 180°
- Sharpening0% - 100%
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How to apply photo filters
- 01Load your photoAny JPG, PNG, or WebP appears immediately with live preview active.
- 02Adjust the slidersWatch changes render instantly; presets provide starting points.
- 03Download the adjusted versionFilters bake into a fresh high-quality JPG.
Features
True live preview
CSS-accelerated filtering updates as sliders move - no waiting.
Curated presets
Vivid, Soft, Warm, Cool, and Fade provide intelligent starting points.
Unsharp sharpening
Proper convolution kernel brings back edge definition after other adjustments.
Combined pipeline
All adjustments compose into single-pass final rendering.
Slider precision
Fine-grained control across each parameter's useful range.
Non-destructive workflow
Originals remain untouched; downloads are new files.
Fix-it scenarios
Five sliders that fix most photos
Exposure rescue
Brightness lifts underexposed shots before more drastic measures.
Punch restoration
Contrast revives flat files from overcast days and cheap lenses.
Color correction
Saturation and hue tame oversensitive phone processing.
Detail recovery
Sharpening compensates for soft focus and heavy demosaicing.
The order of operations nobody teaches
Adjustment stacking isn't commutative - sequence matters. Professional practice runs exposure first, then contrast, then color, then sharpening last. Sharpening amplified noise that brightness lifting revealed; contrast applied after saturation shifts apparent color intensity. The pipeline here follows professional ordering internally.
Sharpening deserves special caution. It works by exaggerating edge contrast, which means it amplifies everything edge-like - including compression artifacts and sensor noise. Sharpen a clean image and details pop; sharpen a compressed mess and artifacts bloom. Modest amounts (20-40%) enhance; aggressive amounts fabricate halos.
Presets exist because adjustment interaction confuses intuition. 'Vivid' bundles saturation boost with contrast lift because they reinforce each other; 'Fade' pairs lowered contrast with desaturation because together they create the washed film look. Starting points beat blank slates for most people.
“Interior shots arrive flat from HDR merging; contrast plus vibrance presets revive them consistently.”
Hannah Weiss - Real estate photographer
“Warm preset plus slight saturation lift makes restaurant lighting forgiveable. Every post starts here.”
Jean-Paul Aubert - Food blogger
“Forty years of faded family slides found new life with brightness and contrast adjustments.”
Gloria Washington - Grandmother
Frequently asked questions
What order should I adjust sliders?
Brightness first, then contrast, then saturation/hue, sharpening last. The internal pipeline handles technical ordering regardless.
How much sharpening is too much?
Visible halos around edges indicate excess. Most photos peak between 20-40%; beyond 60% artifacts dominate.
Do presets override my adjustments?
Clicking a preset sets all four color sliders to its values - a starting point you can then modify.
Why does the preview look slightly different from the download?
Preview uses CSS filters; final rendering bakes adjustments through canvas. They match closely but encode differently.
Can I save my adjustment recipe?
Note the slider values manually - the interface shows exact numbers for replication.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
Never - preview and final rendering happen entirely in your browser.