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Starting Local Adjustments
DxO PhotoLab’s Local Adjustments are a way for the photographer to enrich his images and improve their readability.
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Practising the Local Adjustments
The Local Adjustment palette of DxO PhotoLab allows access to different masks.
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Control Line
The Local Adjustment Control Line tool in DxO PhotoLab is a graduated filter that uses Control Point technology (U Points).
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Control Point
The Local Adjustment Control Point of DxO PhotoLab is of a particular nature, it takes into account the brightness as well as the color of the area to be corrected.
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Luminosity Mask
The Luminosity Mask collects all the pixels in the same brightness range throughout the image.It easily discriminates between very small areas of pixels scattered throughout the image.It is possible to add (brush) or subtract (eraser) areas that are to receive the same correction. It is intended to replace Selective Tone Read more…
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Hue Mask
The Tint Mask collects all the pixels of the same colour throughout the image.It easily discriminates between very small areas of pixels scattered throughout the image. The pixel collection behaves in much the same way as the Luma selectivity Control Line, but is simplified by limiting it to a range Read more…
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Graduated Filter
DxO PhotoLab’s Graduated Filter Local Adjustment is a mask that separates the image into two areas. This mask is perfectly suited for the sky.
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Auto Mask
DxO PhotoLab’s Auto Mask Local Adjustment automatically determines its boundary within the painted area by contrast detection or color change.
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The Brush
DxO PhotoLab’s Local Adjustment Brush is used to create a completely free-form mask of the image. It is the universal, basic and easy to use tool.
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The Eraser
In DxO PhotoLab’s Local Adjustment, handling the eraser is comparable to using a paintbrush. Only Local Adjustments with drawn masks can be erased – Auto mask, brush and graduated filter.