Adjusting Tonal Range - Matrox Axio LE Installation And User Manual

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If you want to reset the
click the appropriate Reset button.
¥ Tip By applying a mask to your clip, you can adjust the RGB channels for that
specific area of your clip, or invert the mask to isolate that same area from being
affected by your RGB adjustments.

Adjusting tonal range

¦ Note The
of the Matrox primary and secondary color correction effects.
Using the tonal range curves allows you to fine-tune the range of pixels that are
affected when you make a color correction to the shadows, midtones, or
highlights of your clip using the color balance graph. For more information, see
"Using the color balance graph"
The histogram shows the distribution of pixels in each tonal range of your clip. In
the following example, the histogram represents a clip with a high amount of
shadows (left), a lesser amount of midtones (middle), and an even lesser amount
of highlights (right).
Click the
corresponding to the tonal range you want to adjust, and then drag the curve as
desired to reduce the number of pixels to be included in each tonal range.
¦ Note
you can't extend the shadows curve into the highlights range.
Chapter 8, Setting Up Realtime Effects with Adobe Premiere Pro
Master ,
Tonal Range settings are available only with the advanced versions
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Shadows
Shadows Midtones
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You cannot increase the number of pixels in a tonal range. For example,
R , G , or B curve to its default setting at any time,
Red curve Reset button
on page 121.
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Midtones Highlights
Highlights
button to select the curve
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