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title: Adding a New Channel
description: >-
  Learn how to add a new auto enhancement channel by configuring color,
  advanced, and product settings in Settings > Photo Processing.
---

> **For AI agents:** the complete documentation index is at [llms.txt](/llms.txt). Append `.md` to any page URL for its markdown version.

To create a new channel, navigate to **Settings > Photo Processing > Auto Enhancement**.

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| ![Color Tab](/images/print-50/adding-a-new-channel/colortab.jpg) |
| Color Tab                            |
| ![Advanced Tab](/images/print-50/adding-a-new-channel/advancedtab.jpg) |
| Advanced Tab                         |
| ![Products Tab](/images/print-50/adding-a-new-channel/productstab.jpg) |
| Products Tab                         |

1. Click on the **Add** button to open the new channel window.
2. Under the **General** tab, fill in the following settings:

- **Name:** Name of the channel
- **Description:** A description for the channel for easy reference in the lab
- **Enable this Channel:** Check the box to enable the channel

3. Under the **Color** tab, use the slide bars to configure the color corrections that are to be made to the image. The following options are available:

- Highlight Contrast
- Shadow Contrast
- Shadow Desaturation
- Saturation
- Brightness
- RGB color values

4. Under the **Advanced** tab, you can apply additional corrections including the following:

- Red Eye Reduction
- Noise Reduction
- Brightness Adjustment
- Color Sharpness
- Shadow Values
- Highlight Values

5. Under the **Products** tab, select the products to which you would like to apply the color enhancement settings in use for this channel.

6. Once complete, Click **OK**.

7. (*Optional*) If you wish to create different I2E profiles for products created on different output devices, repeat these steps for each device.