- Use the Brightness control in the Effect Controls panel to increase the brightness. Rather
than clicking the number and typing a new number, drag to the right so you can see the
change happening incrementally.
As you drag, notice that the whole waveform moves up. This is fine for bringing out the
highlights in the image, but the shadows remain a flat line. You’re simply changing the
black shadows to gray. If you drag the Brightness control all the way to 100, you’ll see just
how flat the image still is.
Tip
The Brightness & Contrast effect offers a quick, easy fix, but it’s easy to accidentally
clip the black (dark) or white (bright) pixels, losing detail. The Lumetri Color panel
Curves control keeps adjustments inside the 0 to 255 scale.
- Remove the Brightness & Contrast effect.
