Select High Quality mode or Standard mode from the Advanced Color drop-down menu. To adjust colors individually, left-click a color in the image and drag up or down to alter. Your changes are reflected in the color sliders in High Quality mode, and the graph in Standard mode respectively. This works in the saturation, brightness and hue tabs.
High Quality
Adjust image colors individually. High Quality uses the newer, more modern color models, allowing for a visually perceptive and higher quality adjustment.
Adjust each color individually by dragging sliders right for more intensity, or left for less intensity. You can also enter a number into the fields for precise adjustments. Or, select a precise color to adjust by placing your cursor on the image for the double arrow icon to appear. Then, click and drag up or down to adjust the colors beneath the double arrow icon. The affected color sliders automatically adjust as you move your cursor.
Standard
Supports previously developed images. Adjust colors individually or make global adjustments.
Vertical slider
Apply adjustments to the entire image. A slider on the left has the following effects on the tabs:
- Saturation: Adjusts from saturation to grayscale.
- Brightness: Adjusts the light or dark tones in the image.
- Hue: Changes to a different color.
You can also enter a number into the field for precise adjustments.
Individual color sliders
Adjust each color with individual sliders. Select the color you want to adjust and click and drag the sliders. You can also enter a number into the fields for precise adjustments.
Direct image adjustments
Place your cursor on the image for the double arrow icon to appear. Then click and drag up or down to adjust the colors beneath the double arrow icon. The curve control and the affected color sliders automatically adjust as you move your cursor. The black down arrow on the graph indicates the color you are adjusting in the image.
The curve appears black in the graph, and you cannot directly adjust it. To apply further adjustments, you can alter the white curve. When you adjust the white curve, the black curve automatically changes with it. You can also enter a number into the fields for precise adjustments.
Black & White Mode
Advanced Black & White
In Black & White mode, (as defined in the General group of the Develop Tools pane), the Advanced Color group becomes the Advanced Black & White group.
- Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of colors in the image.
- Colorization: Adds color back into the image based upon the color you select with the Hue slider. The saturation of the color added back to any given pixel is scaled based both on the amount of color/saturation that existed in the original image and the Amount slider.