P: Color Variance (Camera Raw)
This post applies only to Camera Raw.
Announcing a new feature in Adobe Camera Raw (17.4) – Color Variance
There is now a Variance slider in the Point Color edit controls, in both global Point Color and masking Point Color.
Like the Point Color Hue, Saturation, and Luminance sliders, Variance works on the colors in the range of the current sample. Reducing Variance pulls colors in the range toward the sampled color; increasing Variance pushes colors in the range away from the sampled color. Variance pays attention to the HSL edits you've made to the sample; it's pushing away from or pulling toward the "after" color - the right side of the color bar above the sliders. You can make the slider adjustments in any order (HSL edits first or Variance edits first), and the results will be the same.
Reducing Variance is useful for evening out skin tones: sample an area of the skin that looks like you want it to, and then reduce the variance to pull the colors in the sample closer to the sample color. This will easily reduce redness in cheeks, noses, ears, etc., and help tame unwanted color casts. If there is no area of the skin that looks quite right, you can make adjustments to the sampled color using the Point Color HSL edit sliders.
Moving the Variance slider to the right increases the variance of the colors in the range of the current sample. This is useful to bring out subtle color contrasts in landscapes, cityscapes, etc.
We would love to hear your feedback on Variance! Please give it a try and let us know what you think: How is it useful? How could it be more useful? What could we do to improve your experience?
Thank you!
The Adobe Camera Raw Team
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