Adobe 65064073 User Manual page 81

PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM 77
User Guide
Set overall color saturation
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In the Basic panel of the Develop module, change the color saturation (vividness or color purity) of all colors by
adjusting the Clarity, Vibrance, and Saturation controls. (To adjust saturation for a specific range of colors, use the
controls in the HSL/Color/Grayscale panel.)
Adds depth to an image by increasing local contrast. When using this setting, it is best to zoom in to 100%
Clarity
or greater. To maximize the effect, increase the setting until you see halos near the edge details of the image, and then
reduce the setting slightly.
Adjusts the saturation so that clipping is minimized as colors approach full saturation, changing the
Vibrance
saturation of all lower-saturated colors with less effect on the higher-saturated colors. Vibrance also prevents
skintones from becoming over saturated.
Adjusts the saturation of all image colors equally from –100 (monochrome) to +100 (double the
Saturation
saturation).
For more information on the Vibrance and Saturation controls, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_vib.
For a video on adjusting a photo's color using the Vibrance slider, see www.adobe.com/go/learn_lr_video_vibrance.
Tone Curve overview
The Lightroom tone curve graph in the Develop module represents changes made to the tonal scale of a photo image.
The horizontal axis represents the original tone values of the photo image (input values), with black on the left and
progressively lighter values toward the right. The vertical axis represents the changed tone values (output values),
with black on the bottom and lighter values progressing to white at the top. Use the tone curve to tweak the adjust-
ments you make to a photo in the Basic panel.
Lightroom tone curve.
If a point on the curve moves up, it becomes a lighter tone; if it moves down, it becomes darker. A straight, 45-degree
line indicates no changes to the tonal scale: the original input values exactly match the output values. You may see a
tone curve that isn't straight when you first view a photo that you haven't adjusted. This initial curve reflects default
adjustments that Lightroom applied to your photo during import.