Paint Edit > Color Correction > Color Manipulation

Combines the functionality of several color correction tools (Color Balance, Brightness & Contrast, Saturation & Value, Color Replace) in one easy to use interface.

In addition, it lets you:

Apply successive modifications to the active image layer without having to exit the tool
Modify only certain colors from the image without the need to use masks or marquees
Delimit parts of the image to be unaffected by using the current marquee or linked masks, before entering the tool
Preview the modifications made to the active image layer in conjunction with the other visible layers
Switch the display between the preview and the original image
Preserve the capability to zoom and pan in the active window while in the tool
Undo, while within the tool, modifications being previewed
Undo, immediately after exiting the tool, modifications which have been accepted

The Color Manipulation Editor has three tabs: AllColors, ByColors, and Replace.

The PreView check box, available in all three tabs, lets you compare the current state of the image with the original one, by switching between them in the modeling window.

Color Manipulation Editor

AllColors tab

Sliders in this tab affect the entire image (all colors). You can control the Hue, Saturation, Luminance, Brightness, and Contrast for all colors simultaneously. You can adjust the Highlights, Shadows, Light Midtones and Dark Midtones independently, to be brighter or darker.

Note:

If Hue Adjustment is set to Colorize Hues (or Colorize Hues & Grays), the Hue Strength slider must be set to a value greater than 0.0 for the Hue slider to have an effect. The Hue Strength slider acts as a blending factor between the selected hue and the current colors.

Hue Adjustment

Shift Hues

Shifts all colors by the same hue value.

Colorize Hues

Changes all colors to the selected Hue value. Gray areas (without hue) remain gray.

Colorize Hues & Grays

Changes all colors to the selected Hue value, including gray areas.

Hue Strength

When this slider is set to 1.0, the Hue setting takes precedence over the current hue. When it is set to 0.0, the Hue setting has no effect. Intermediate values blend the Hue setting with the current colors.

Note:

This option only appears if Hue Adjustment is set to Colorize Hues & Grays or Colorize Hues

Hue

When Hue Adjustment is set to Shift Hues, this slider adjusts the magnitude of the shift in hue. Otherwise, it lets you select a specific hue which is blended with the original colors according to the value of Hue Strength.

Saturation

Move the slider to the right to increase the saturation, and to the left to decrease it. This change affects all colors in the image.

Luminance

Move the slider to the right to increase the luminance, and to the left to decrease it. This change affects all colors in the image

Brightness

This slider increases or decreases the brightness of the entire image, regardless of color.

Contrast

This slider increases or decreases the contrast of the entire image, regardless of color.

Highlights

Makes the highlights brighter or darker.

Light Midtones

Makes the light midtones brighter or darker.

Dark Midtones

Makes the dark midtones brighter or darker.

Shadows

Makes the shadows brighter or darker.

ByColors tab

Sliders in this tab affect predefined portion of the image based on colors. It is useful to change one general color quickly into another.

The full-color spectrum has been divided into eight overlapping colors which can be simultaneously manipulated. The colors are overlapping so hard breaks are not created in the resulting image.

You can change the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance individually for each of the eight colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Turquoise, Blue, Violet, Magenta.### Replace tab

This tab lets you select the color that you want to replace (Replace From), as well as the color you want to replace it with (Replace To).

The Replace From color can be specified as a range by adding several colors using the color picker.

These controls are used to refine the modifications made using the ByColors tab.

Dropoff

Use this slider to increase or decrease the tolerance for the selected colors.

Replace From

Select the color to replace by clicking the color picker , then clicking the color you want to replace in the image. Use the icon to add additional colors to the selection. Use the icon to subtract colors from the selection.

ReplaceTo

Select the replacement color by clicking the color picker , then clicking the color you want. Or click the color wheel icon and select the color from the Color Editor.

Buttons

The four buttons at the bottom of the window behave as follows:

Reset

Undoes all the modifications since the last “Apply”.

Note:

To reset individual sliders, drag the mouse to the small black mark in the center of the slider, and click the white line that appears.

Undo

Undoes the last modification. You can click this button multiple times to revert modifications all the way back to the beginning.

Apply

Applies successive modifications without having to exit the tool. It bakes the resulting image and resets all the sliders to their neutral position.

Clicking on another tab at the top of the window also applies the last modification.

Accept

Applies the modifications as with the Apply button, but it also exits the tool. The last brush tool used becomes the active tool.

Note:

To undo a modification after clicking the Apply or Accept button, use Edit > Undo or +Z.