More Color Grading in RAW
The new Color Grading features in Adobe Camera RAW and Lightroom with the new update to Photoshop are awesome! I know Capture One and other programs have had this for a while, but those don’t really work too well in my workflow as I prefer to remain in the Adobe environment for efficiency’s sake. Regardless, I am excited about these new possibilities.
For clarification’s sake, I will only find myself using this in my RAW workflow. I find Color Grading to be an effect, and therefore I use it mainly toward the end of my workflow with my current tools (Palette Effects III). However, these color grading tools make color grading great on those RAW images that I may not intend to bring into Photoshop.
Things to note:
- This has replaced traditional Split Toning, but your split toning presets will still work.
- This is not a replacement for your color grading tools in Photoshop. Photoshop has many more features built for color grading efficiency, masking, blend modes, blend if, Opacity, etc.
- Try using the sliders. I find the color wheels to be difficult to navigate with accuracy.
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For Blake, it's all about the art and process synergy. He dives deep into complex topics and makes them easy to understand through his outside-the-box thinking so that you can use these tricks in your workflow today!
can you do this in PS with the Camera Raw Filter??
yes you sure can.
A significant addition to Lr and ACR. However, I’m accustomed to colour grading as the topmost layer in Ps, either a Gradient Map or a Solid Color, a choice of Blend Mode and feathering with Blend-If. For an edit done solely in raw editing – a rarity for me – I can see the new Color Grading panel as the powerful tool it is. But I do find myself longing for something similar in the Adjustment layers in Photoshop. Next steps perhaps?
Meanwhile, I imagine it could be done on an ACR Filter in Ps, preferably on a Background Layer copy. I’ll have to play around a little.
This will surely lessen the need for the likes of Capture One Pro; it has gotten way too expensive for us more mortals anyway.
The differences between ACR and Capture One Pro are indeed narrowing Martin. However, those who have both programs available might find that the layers approach in Capture One is advantageous. I also find that the luminosity mask approach in Capture One superior to the same approach in ACR. Capture One Pro 21 is to be released shortly; it will be interesting to compare the newest version to the newest version of ACR. One cannot go wrong with either program. In fact, if your camera is supported, the newest version of DxO, On1, Exposure,Luminar, etc. are likely all quite sufficient for virtually any editing chore.
If one “owns” Capture One then the discounted updated price is about the price of the yearly cost of the Adobe product…and one can use the program forever without updating and at no additional cost.
Hello and your comments are valid Ihowever Blake’s panels work in photoshop and with those there is no comparison with other software.
The best expiation of this Avatar of enhanced split toning so far! Well-done Blake.