Adjust color saturation using vibrance – Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx User Manual
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Hue/Saturation adjustment slider
A. Hue slider values B. Adjusts fall-off without affecting range C. Adjusts range without affecting fall-off D. Adjusts range of color and
fall-off E. Moves entire slider
If you modify the adjustment slider so that it falls into a different color range, the name in the Edit menu changes to reflect this change. For
example, if you choose Yellow and alter its range so that it falls in the red part of the color bar, the name changes to Red 2. You can convert
up to six of the individual color ranges to varieties of the same color range (for example, Red through Red 6).
By default, the range of color selected when you choose a color component is 30° wide, with 30° of fall-off on either side. Setting the fall-off
too low can produce banding in the image.
Colorize a grayscale image or create a monotone effect
1. (Optional) If you are colorizing a grayscale image, choose Image > Mode > RGB Color to convert the image to RGB.
2. Apply a Hue/Saturation adjustment.
3. In the Adjustments panel (CS5) or the Properties panel (CS6), select the Colorize option. If the foreground color is black or white, the image
is converted to a red hue (0°). If the foreground color is not black or white, the image is converted to the hue of the current foreground color.
The lightness value of each pixel does not change.
4. (Optional) Use the Hue slider to select a new color. Use the Saturation and Lightness sliders to adjust the saturation and lightness of the
pixels.
Adjust color saturation using Vibrance
Vibrance adjusts the saturation so that clipping is minimized as colors approach full saturation. This adjustment increases the saturation of less-
saturated colors more than the colors that are already saturated. Vibrance also prevents skintones from becoming over saturated.
1. Do one of the following:
In the Adjustments panel, click the Vibrance icon
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Choose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Vibrance. In the New Layer dialog box, type a name for the Vibrance adjustment layer and
click OK.
You can also choose Image > Adjustments > Vibrance. But keep in mind that this method makes direct adjustments to the image
layer and discards image information.
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