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How to Fix a JPEG Photo With Hot Pixels

Unlike dead pixels on your camera sensor that do not record any data, hot pixels appear as small bright pinpoints in your digital pictures. Whether you are printing your JPEG photo or submitting it to a magazine, photography contest or client, you need to fix the hot pixels so they are no longer visible. Using a photo editing program like Adobe Photoshop Elements will allow you to quickly and easily fix your photo.

Instructions

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  Turn your computer on and open up Adobe Photoshop Elements, or free programs that are similar to Photoshop like GIMP and Paint.net. These programs are very similar to Photoshop and perform a number of the same basic tasks.
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  Click "File" in the navigation bar of the editing program and select "Open." Use your cursor to navigate to the folder containing the images with the hot pixels that you need to fix. Highlight the file you want to open by clicking on it then select "OK" in the bottom right of the window. The picture will now open up in the program.
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  Select the icon in the left margin that resembles a band-aid. This is the "Spot Healing Brush Tool" in Photoshop; other programs have a similar tool but use a different name. In the toolbar across the top of the screen, change the size of the tool to 10 pixels and change the setting in the "Type" field to "Proximity Match." By choosing proximity match, the program will take data surrounding the area of the hot pixel and recreate it to fill in the space of the hot pixel.
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  Click "View" in the navigation bar across the top of the page and select "Actual pixels" to view the picture at 100 percent. Position your cursor over the hot pixel, making sure the circle that represents the tool completely surrounds the hot pixel. When it is over the area, click the left button on your mouse and the program will fix the photograph for you. Save the edited picture back to its original location.

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