User Guide

Chapter 5: Process mode
Darken Applies pixels in the edited image that are darker than the original image. Pixels in the edited image that are
lighter than the original image disappear (based on RGB values).
Lighten Applies pixels in the edited image that are lighter than the original image. Pixels in the edited image that are
darker than the original image disappear (based on RGB values).
Hard Light Adds strong highlights or shadows by applying Multiply or Screen based on the original image area's color
values.
Soft Light Adds soft highlights or shadows by darkening or lightening based on the original image area's color values.
Hue Applies the hue value of colors in the edited image to the color of the original image areas.
Saturation Applies the saturation value of colors in the edited image to the color of the original image areas.
Color Applies the hue and saturation of the edited image to the image. This blend does not affect the luminance of
the original image.
Luminosity Applies the lightness value of colors in the edited image to the color of the original image areas.
Dissolve Applies some pixels from the edited image layer onto the original image, resulting in specks of color. The
Opacity slider controls the amount of speckling.
The blend mode and opacity controls apply to many of the editing tools and special effects filters. When it does not make sense to
have these controls, they are omitted. The blend mode and opacity controls are not on the following tools: Crop, Resize, Lens
Distortion Correction, Perspective Correction, Rotate, Flip, Watermark, Text, Red Eye Reduction, Repair Tool, Selections. It is also not
available in Develop.
Previewing changes to images
You can use the Preview bar to see how the changes you are making affect your image. The Preview bar shows you the last loaded
image in Edit, and the image after your changes. You can pan either image in the Preview bar by dragging it within its pane, and
drag the edges or corners of the Preview bar to resize it.
You can access the Preview bar by clicking on the Preview button .
To open the Preview bar:
1. In the Edit pane, open an editing tool.
2. In the Edit pane, click the Preview button.
The Preview bar displays the original version of your image in the top pane, and the edited version of your image in the
bottom pane, with an image viewing toolbar between the two.
You can also click the Show Saved button to toggle your changes on and off.
Pixel resize options and resulting action
You can reduce and enlarge the size of one or more images from Manage mode by entering a new dimension in pixels. For more
information on how to resize an image using pixel dimensions, please see Resizing an image or Resizing multiple images.
Enlarging an image tends to pixelate the image, reducing image quality. It is best to avoid enlarging images.
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