Applying a Cross Process Effect

A popular film photography technique in the '80s and '90s involved processing film in a solution intended for a separate type of film. This cross processing gave photos a boost in saturation and contrast, and shifted colors towards greenish-yellow highlights and bluish shadows. You can simulate these retro-effects with the Cross Process tool.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To Adjust the Strength of the Cross Process Effect:

  1. In Develop mode, select the Tune tab.
  2. In the Cross Process group, drag the Strength slider to the right to increase the retro-effect.

You can also type a number into the number box and incrementally make precise adjustments.

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