H: HueS: SaturationL: LuminanceThe upper triangles represent the hard-stop range of the selection. The lower triangles
extend the selection with a softening that reduces hard edges.
6. Experiment with the Denoise and Blur options. These adjust the selection, rather than the
image, helping to smooth the areas impacted by the effect.7. Once you’re happy you have selected all the pixels in the petals of the flower, reset the
Temperature and Tint controls, and make a subtler adjustment.The adjustments you make will be limited to the pixels in your selection.
8. Once you have mastered this effect, experiment with the sky in the second clip in this
sequence.Making precise adjustments with curves
The Hue Saturation curves in the Curves section of the Lumetri Color panel offer precise
controls for selecting and adjusting the hue and luminance of images.
Though there are several different controls, they all work essentially the same way. Each control
focuses on a different type of selection and adjustment.
Click to add control points to the curve (it starts as a straight line, but curves are added when you
apply adjustments). Use those control points to apply an adjustment according to the type.
The first part of the name of a curve indicates the horizontal axis, while the second part of the
name indicates the vertical axis.
Let’s take a look at each one.
Hue vs Sat: Increase or decrease the saturation of pixels based on specific hues.
Hue vs Hue: Change the hue of pixels based on their current hue.
Hue vs Luma: Change the brightness (luma) of pixels based on their hue.
Luma vs Sat: Change the color saturation of pixels based on their brightness (luma).
Sat vs Sat: Change the color saturation of pixels based on their current level of saturation.