Adjusting Split Tone
Originating in film photography, split toning is a powerful technique designed to create multicolored toning effects. The Split Tone tool allows you to control the hue and saturation of your highlights and shadows with the use of sliders to adjust the balance of tones. Split toning allows you to add a creative element to RAW conversion and non-destructive editing in ACDSee Photo Studio.
You can save your settings as a preset for future use.
To Adjust Highlights and Shadows:
- In Develop mode, select the Tune tab.
- In the Split Tone group, drag the sliders to apply colored highlights and shadows as described in the table below.
Split Tone Options
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Highlights |
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Drag the slider to select a highlight color. |
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Drag the slider to the right to increase saturation of the specified color in the highlights of the image. |
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Shadows |
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Drag the slider to select a shadow color. |
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Drag the slider to the right to increase saturation of the specified color in the shadows of the image. |
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Balance |
Drag the slider to the right to emphasize the highlight color; drag the slider to the left to emphasize the shadow color. For example if the slider is set to the maximum at 50, then full emphasis is applied to the highlight color; if the slider is set to the minimum -50, then full emphasis is applied to the shadow color. |
Create a sepia tone effect by first reducing the saturation of your photo with the Advanced Color tool and then applying a reddish brown hue with the Split Tone tool. Or create a monochromatic black and white photo with a slight tint of hue.