User Guide

Chapter 5: Process mode
Area Action Result
On Graph Drag the graph (top) The graph changes as you left-click and drag up on the graph itself. The
graph represents the brighten adjustments you are making. The dark gray
graph represents the maximum amount you can drag the graph before
clipping (pink) begins.
The height of the graph represents the level of brightening applied at each
tone level. (Tone moves from black on left to white on the right.)
When you make direct brightening or darkening adjustments on the graph or
image, the corresponding Brightening or Darkening slider changes to
Custom curve. If you adjust the position of the slider after this it discards all
direct curve adjustments.
When you make direct brightening or darkening adjustments on the graph or
image, the corresponding Brightening or Darkening Amplitude slider
changes to indicate the current curve amplitude.
Drag the graph (bottom) The graph changes as you right-click and drag down on the graph itself. The
graph represents the darken adjustments you are making. The dark gray
graph represents the maximum amount you can drag the graph before
clipping (pink) begins.
You can use all the shortcuts below
that apply to the image, directly to
the Graph itself.
Changes the tonal band on the graph itself with a corresponding change in
the image. This is useful for making fine adjustments to a specific tonal
band.
On Image Double-click with left mouse
button
Automatically sets Brightening to optimum for that area of the image. A
brighter area (e.g. a face) works best.
Double-click with right mouse
button
(or SHIFT + double-click with
left mouse button)
Automatically sets the Darkening to optimum for that area of the image.
CTRL + double-click with left
mouse button
Increases the amount of brightening around that tone level while decreasing
the brightening in the rest of the image.
Use this method to quickly brighten a specific subject or area to bring it out
of the image.
CTRL + double-click with
right mouse button
Increases the amount of darkening around that tone level while decreasing
the amount of darkening in the rest of the image.
Scroll up or down with the
mouse wheel above the
image
Increases or decreases the amount of brightening applied at that tone level in
the image. Both the image and the graph show the changes.
SHIFT+ scroll with the mouse
wheel above the image
Decreases or increases the amount of darkening applied at that tone level in
the image.
Hold down "A"
+ scrolling or
+ dragging with the left
mouse button
Sets the brightening Amplitude slider directly.
Hold down "A" +SHIFT
+ scrolling or
+ dragging with the right
mouse button
Sets the darkening Amplitude slider directly.
Click and drag up and down
on the image (left mouse
button)
Increases or decreases the amount of brightening applied at that tone level in
the image. Both the image and the graph show the changes.
(Only works if the image is actual size - no zooming.)
SHIFT + click and drag up
and down on the image (left
mouse button)
Decreases or increases the amount of darkening applied at that tone level in
the image.
(Only works if the image is actual size - no zooming.)
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