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Old 09-15-2010, 08:41 AM
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Default Please can someone explain curves
Can someone please explain curve adjustments and what it actually means, in laymans terms, happens to an image by the adjustemnt of curves?
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Old 09-15-2010, 08:48 AM
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Rather than reinvent the wheel I will just point you here.
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Old 09-15-2010, 11:13 PM
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Best explanation I've seen:

Photoshop tutorial: Tonal range and the Curves tool
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Old 09-16-2010, 12:58 PM
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Gives a very useful overview of histogram too
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A tutorial from this site - Curves: Levels on steroids
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Old 09-21-2010, 07:10 AM
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Also here: Using Curves In Photoshop-- Part I - Ron Bigelow
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Old 09-21-2010, 08:06 PM
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Let's throw another one on the pile, too:

Using the Photoshop Curves Tool
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