User manual

28 • Here’s How! A QuickGuide for ColorQuartet
ColorQuartet 5.0 Pro
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To make an image more or less colorful
The color intensity of an image is called its saturation. Before adjusting the saturation, you
should make any desired adjustments in Highlight/Shadow
, Gradation and Gray Balance (in that
order).
To learn more about saturation – see page 185.
For general information about working with the color tools – see page 242.
To change the saturation automatically
1 • Open the Saturation window.
2 • Set the Range menu to All (to affect the whole image), Highlights (to affect only the lightest
parts of the image), Shadows (to affect only the darkest parts of the image) or Midtones (to
affect only the mid-tones).
3 • Set the Guide menu to 100% and observe the effect in the feedback window.
4 • If the image is not the way you want it, click on Reset, set the Guide menu to a higher or
lower value, and check the result again.
To change the saturation manually
1 • Open the Saturation window.
2 • Check that the Guide menu is set at None.
3 • Set the Range menu to All (to affect the whole image), Highlights (to affect only the lightest
parts of the image), Shadows (to affect only the darkest parts of the image) or Midtones (to
affect only the midtones).
4 • Drag the saturation curve and observe the effect in the feedback window.
• You can make new “handles” on the curve by clicking.
• NOTE: to avoid disturbing the gray balance, you should set a fixed point at
the coordinates 10,10 and leave the curve straight below that point.