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cjonesmn
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April 16, 2023
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Auto Mode - Disable Saturation and Vibrancy Adjustments?

  • April 16, 2023
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Is there a way to lower or disable the Saturation and Vibrancy adjustments made in Auto Mode? I find that there is too much of both applied when I use Auto Mode. I like using Auto overall, I just don't like the Saturation and Vibrancy Adjustments made. This applies to both Camera Raw in Photoshop and Auto in Lightroom Classic.

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Correct answer TheDigitalDog

Short answer is no (assuming, and that's an assumption on my part, too, that Auto affects this). But you could create a preset to lower those settings along with the Auto setting. 

FWIW, some love Auto alone, and some hate it; YMMV. 

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Conrad_C
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Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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April 16, 2023

It might help to try the Personalized Auto Tone plug-in (donationware) for Lightroom Classic. It provides customization for the initial Vibrance and Saturation values when applying Auto Tone.

 

I have not tried it myself, and it might not affect Camera Raw.

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cjonesmnAuthor
Inspiring
April 17, 2023

Interesting. I'll try it out. Thank you!

TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDogCorrect answer
Inspiring
April 16, 2023

Short answer is no (assuming, and that's an assumption on my part, too, that Auto affects this). But you could create a preset to lower those settings along with the Auto setting. 

FWIW, some love Auto alone, and some hate it; YMMV. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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cjonesmnAuthor
Inspiring
April 16, 2023

I know, I wasn't a big fan of AUTO to begin with, BUT I find that it gives me a decent starting point to make further corrections.
I do have a question about Presets and Auto Mode. Is it possible to create a Preset that would first do Auto (per each image) and then finish it off by resetting Saturation and Vibrancy to 0?

TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
April 16, 2023

AFAIK, auto can't be set as a preset, the preset would have to be set to lower Vibrance (or whatever), applied after you click Auto. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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