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03/10/2007 01:30:27 PM · #1 |
Post your comments, questions, and reviews for...
'Basic Curves'
by philup
View this tutorial here. |
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03/10/2007 01:34:17 PM · #2 |
I wish you would have put in some photo examples. I know that curves are very useful but never had a grasp on how to make them work for me. It's cool to see how to achieve different effects with the curves. But I understand the different terms that you use. It would be IMHO better for newer users if there were examples for them to see...
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03/10/2007 01:41:10 PM · #3 |
I agree, sometimes just viewing the control box can intimidate some people. However, if there was an image that showed what exactly happens than it may be easier to grasp.
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03/10/2007 01:42:53 PM · #4 |
| I am very grateful you took the time to write this tutorial. As TooCool suggested - I could have used some examples as a guide. I am a novice to post processing. |
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03/10/2007 01:46:57 PM · #5 |
I have some examples posted here. Mostly they are extreme examples, but some include a screenshot of the Curve to help relate the setting to the effect.
Note that I orient the graph the opposite way (click on the grayscale to switch), with the 0,0 point in the lower-left and 100% to the top and right.
Message edited by author 2007-03-10 13:48:48. |
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03/10/2007 01:51:46 PM · #6 |
| Excellent...now I put the 2 together and apply to my stuff. This will be better than watching TV. |
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03/10/2007 02:02:10 PM · #7 |
Thanks for taking the time to write this tutorial, I found it to be helpful.
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03/10/2007 02:28:58 PM · #8 |
Thanks everybody. Well, If Langdon or SC doesn't mind. I'll go back and add the pictures. The reason I didn't add any pictures is because most or if not all pictures are very different. But I understand how pictures could help.
Phillip
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06/25/2007 10:30:11 AM · #9 |
Can you do everything that "Curves" does in "Selective Color" adjustments?
If it is then it's just a different graphical user interface (GUI), or Visual Tool, to accomplish the same tasks. |
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06/25/2007 10:41:28 AM · #10 |
Excellent, excellent "Curves" tutorial!
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06/25/2007 12:37:38 PM · #11 |
You might want to add that you can remove anchor points by dragging them out of the box. Also, that it's probably easier to adjust points up or down by using the arrow keys and not the mouse.
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Oh, and that you can see which tones are affected by moving your cursor (while holding down mouse button) over the image and noting where the little circle shows up on the curve.
Message edited by author 2007-06-25 12:41:23. |
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08/26/2007 06:48:22 PM · #12 |
| Thanks from a newbie here. A very helpful tutorial. I am still trying to understand the relationship between curves and levels. They seem to be two different approaches to adjusting the same things, but I have not quite grasped the underlying physics of what is being done. |
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01/06/2008 08:21:20 PM · #13 |
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01/06/2008 10:43:15 PM · #14 |
I think an important part that is missing is the use of Curves in LAB mode. For example, your third graphic is exactly what happens to the curve when you use the White and Black eye droppers in the curves dialogue (under lightness). With RGB, you don't see a shift in any points with the eye droppers.
Second, you should also mention that the load and save buttons is useful to load and save curves used most often. Perhaps a starting point.
But, that is just me, I'm a fan of working in both LAB and RGB spaces. |
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01/06/2008 11:50:13 PM · #15 |
| That's a good point, I have a 3 point curve saved for rgb and lab that I load when I open the tool. |
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09/19/2013 01:15:30 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by dahved:
You might want to add that you can remove anchor points by dragging them out of the box. Also, that it's probably easier to adjust points up or down by using the arrow keys and not the mouse.
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Oh, and that you can see which tones are affected by moving your cursor (while holding down mouse button) over the image and noting where the little circle shows up on the curve. |
thanks for adding this handy tip. but i cant see the "little circle which shows up on the curve".
Message edited by author 2013-09-19 13:21:49. |
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09/19/2013 01:37:10 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Thanks from a newbie here. A very helpful tutorial. I am still trying to understand the relationship between curves and levels. They seem to be two different approaches to adjusting the same things, but I have not quite grasped the underlying physics of what is being done. |
Heh... Proof of what a necro-thread this is! :) |
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05/31/2019 03:04:59 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Cory:
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Thanks from a newbie here. A very helpful tutorial. I am still trying to understand the relationship between curves and levels. They seem to be two different approaches to adjusting the same things, but I have not quite grasped the underlying physics of what is being done. |
Heh... Proof of what a necro-thread this is! :) |
I clipped him in his tracks :-) Hard to believe Spiffy was ever a n00b isn't it? |
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