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Episode 007: The Curves tool

 
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In todays show I cover the curves tool. With curves you can change the brightnes and contrast of an image in a lot of ways. Either finetune the shadows, midtones and highlights or do something very strange as in this picture.

Curves applied

This picture was made by Andra Sommer-Steinort for a workshop we both attend at the moment.

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The TOC

00:25 Site statistics
02:10 Curves tool
03:29 – separate colour curves
04:30 – sampling the image
04:55 – translation function curve
07:20 – linear vs. logarithmic mode
08:24 – curve type
08:59 – save/open curve
09:35 – using the tool – S curve
10:45 – loosing information
12:46 The End

TOC made by paynekj

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