Operation Manual

Adjusting Vibrancy in the Image
You use the Vibrancy parameter controls when you want to add a bit of punch to the
image without affecting skin tones. The Vibrancy parameter applies saturation to the
image in a nonlinear manner. Colors that are already saturated are left alone, while
saturation is added to all other colors. In addition, the Vibrancy parameter takes skin tones
into account, leaving them untouched. This allows you to take a portrait and desaturate
the image except for the skin tones.
Before Vibrancy adjustment After Vibrancy adjustment
(reduced saturation except for
the skin tones)
To adjust vibrancy in an image
1 Select an image.
2 In the Enhance area of the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector
HUD, adjust the Vibrancy parameter by doing one of the following:
• Drag the Vibrancy slider.
• Click the left or right arrow in the Vibrancy value slider to change the saturation of the
image by 5 percent increments, or drag in the value field.
• Double-click the number in the Vibrancy value slider, then enter a value from –1.0 to
1.0 and press Return.
Use the Vibrancy slider
and value slider to add
smart saturation to
the image.
517Chapter 17 Making Image Adjustments