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Tint (PV2012)
Compensates for a green or magenta color cast.
Exposure (All)
Sets the overall image brightness. Applying an Exposure graduated filter can achieve results similar to traditional dodging
and burning.
Highlights (PV2012)
Recovers detail in overexposed highlight areas of an image.
Shadows (PV2012)
Recovers detail in underexposed shadow areas of an image.
Brightness (PV2010 and PV2003)
Contrast (All)
Adjusts the image contrast, with a greater effect in the midtones.
Saturation (All)
Changes the vividness or purity of the color.
Clarity (All)
Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast.
Sharpness (All)
Enhances edge definition to bring out details in the photo. A negative value blurs details.
Noise Reduction (PV2012)
Moiré Reduction (PV2012)
Defringe (PV 2012)
Removes fringe color along edges. See Remove local color fringes.
Color (All)
Applies a tint to the selected area. Select the hue by clicking the color sample box to the right of the effect name.
Click the Plus icon (+) or the Minus icon (-) to increase or decrease the effect by a preset amount. Double-click the slider to reset the
effect to zero.
3. Drag in the photo to apply a graduated filter across a region of the photo.
The filter starts at the red dot and red dotted line, and it continues past the green dot and green dotted line.
The mask mode switches to Edit in the Graduated Filter tool options.
4. (Optional) Refine the filter by doing any of the following:
Drag any of the effect sliders in the Graduated Filter tool options to customize the filter.
Toggle visibility of the guide overlays by selecting the Show Overlay option (or press V).
Drag the green or red dot to freely expand, contract, and rotate the effect.
Drag the black-and-white dotted line to shift the effect.
Position the pointer over the green-and-white or red-and-white dotted line, near the green or red dot, until a double-pointing arrow
appears. Then, drag to expand or contract the effect at that end of the range.
Position the pointer over the green-and-white or red-and-white dotted line, away from the green or red dot, until a curved double-pointing
arrow appears. Then, drag to rotate the effect.
Remove the filter by pressing Delete.
Press Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Mac OS) to undo your last adjustment.
Click Clear All at the bottom of the tool options to remove all Graduated Filter tool effects and set the mask mode to New.
5. (Optional) Click New to apply an additional Graduated Filter tool effect, and refine it as desired using the techniques in step 4.
Note:
When working with multiple Graduated Filter effects, click an overlay to select that effect and refine it.
Save and apply local adjustment presets
You can save local adjustments as presets so that you can quickly apply the effects to other images. You create, select, and manage local
adjustment presets using the Camera Raw Settings menu
presets using the Adjustment Brush tool
Note:
Local adjustments cannot be saved with Camera Raw image presets.
In the Adjustment Brush or Graduated Filter tool options in the Camera Raw dialog box, click the Camera Raw Settings menu button
Then, choose one of the following commands:
New Local Correction Setting
Adjusts the image brightness, with a greater effect in the midtones.
Reduces luminance noise, which can become apparent when shadow areas are opened.
Removes moiré artifacts, or color aliasing.
in the Adjustment Brush or Graduated Filter tool options. You apply local adjustment
or the Graduated Filter tool
Saves the current local adjustment effect settings as a preset. Type a name and click OK. Saved presets
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