# Exponential Scale The Exponential Scale adjustment uses the power of inverted pixels method to reveal faint details, especially in astronomical images.

**Exponential Scale Strength**\ This sets the strength of the overall adjustment. Higher values will lead to brighter images. **Smoothing**\ In order to reduce noise, you can use set the smoothing factor. Be aware that using a setting that is too high may result in a blurry result, and using a setting that is too low may result in a noisy result. When you have set the smoothing factor, press the Update button to recalculate and update the preview. **Protect bright areas**\ When this option is checked, brighter areas in the image will not be affected by the adjustment. This can help to produce balanced images where faint details are visible, but bright areas are no over-exposed.

Processed with 'Protect bright areas' turned OFF.

Processed with 'Protect bright areas' turned ON.

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