Jack Davis wrote: > > I didn't check later posts to see if someone answered this, so I'll > touch on it. > "Curves" is a feature that allows the adjusting of color tones. It > permits altering highlights, midtones and shadows in each color > channel. > Useful, for example, in helping correct washed out, over-exposed or > underexposed images. I've messed with it a bit and look forward to its > helping to salvage my images. > Pro FS (CS2) has had this tool for awhile. > > Jack
Hehe - Well as it happens I do this all the time - in elements I click on adjust color and a thumbnails pop up to show previews of adjustments with a sliding scale thingy for amount. It is one of the annoyances of tecno-babble that something as simple as adjusting the hues and tones needs a non-painterly word such as "curves" I look at the images and fiddle with brightness, saturation, hue, color, etc and slide the levers around until I see what I want.... sometimes applying into an area I've lassoed or hit with my "magic wand", sometimes to the entire image. I don't mean I do it to every image when "all the time" but I use all these tools - The name "curves" just doesn't mean anything to me. Or channels. The word 'CURVE' doesn't appear anywhere on my screen when I'm working in elements. thanks for that direct explanation, Jack :) ann > > > --- Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jack Davis wrote: > > > > > > Good for you, Ann! Have a Pen 4 Dimension 8400 3G that am happy > > with. > > > Prior to going cable, the modem went out. > > > Took about 20 minutes of listening to elevator music, (probably a > > > common experience regardless of brand) but there was a Dell service > > > person with a new modem at my door the next day. > > > Just downloaded Elements 5 to it a couple days ago. Nice crisp > > upgrade > > > including "curves". > > > > > > Jack > > > > I think I really have to ask someone to define "CURVES" > > this is a buzz word of > > the new electro-age I can't wrap my brain around :) > > > > ann > > > > > > > > > > --- Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Sigh - > > > > > > > > this is what I'm getting > > > > Dimension C521,Sempron 3400+(1.80GHz, 256K)311-67171 512MB > > > > DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz > > > > > > > > It should be here by Oct 5th. > > > > Comments on this machine? > > > > > > > > > > > > My young friend is coming over today to help me with the > > > > failed usb port situation > > > > on the old puter... > > > > > > > > ann > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
