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January 14, 2022
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How do 'blacks & whites' differ from 'shadows & highlights'?

  • January 14, 2022
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I'm practicing some tutorials on colour correction & grading using the Lumetri Color effect.

 

I've noticed there are settings for blacks, whites, shadows and highlights.

 

I don't see how they are any different? are blacks and shadows not just the same thing?

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Correct answer Mylenium

Blacks & Whites are absolute colors, Highlights & Shadows affect whole color ranges and honor things like Gamma, color profiles/ Luts or the overall available gamut of a given color space. Oftentimes the differences are minute, though, unless you work with specific color spaces or do very extreme corrections.

 

Mylenium

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January 14, 2022

Blacks & Whites are absolute colors, Highlights & Shadows affect whole color ranges and honor things like Gamma, color profiles/ Luts or the overall available gamut of a given color space. Oftentimes the differences are minute, though, unless you work with specific color spaces or do very extreme corrections.

 

Mylenium