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willtp_123
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May 19, 2019
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Type of histogram used in Lightroom Classic

  • May 19, 2019
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Hi all,
I've been trying to get my head around the different types of histograms in photoshop (Luminosity, RGB and Colour) and noticed that lightroom's histogram doesn't seem to represent any of these three. I was wondering if someone could help explain what Lightroom's histogram actually shows and if it is a different type of histogram again?

Thanks in advance for your time
Will

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    Correct answer Ian Lyons

    If you really need to know then watch this linked video from beginning to end http://digitaldog.net/files/Histogram_Video.mov

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    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    May 19, 2019

    Everything you thought you wanted to know about Histograms

    Another exhaustive 40 minute video examining:

    What are histograms. In Photoshop, ACR, Lightroom.

    Histograms: clipping color and tones, color spaces and color gamut.

    Histogram and Photoshop’s Level’s command.

    Histograms don’t tell us our images are good (examples).

    Misconceptions about histograms. How they lie.

    Histograms and Expose To The Right (ETTR).

    Are histograms useful and if so, how?

    Low rez (YouTube): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjPsP4HhHhE

    High rez: http://digitaldog.net/files/Histogram_Video.mov

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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      willtp_123Author
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      May 20, 2019

      Hi Digital dog,
      Ian actually linked me to your video first so I gave him the correct answer but you were both correct. I didn't realize that Lightroom used a different color space for the histogram other than pro photo. Thanks very much for taking the time to make that video though as it cleared up a lot of things that were on my mind.

      Ian Lyons
      Community Expert
      Ian LyonsCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      May 19, 2019

      If you really need to know then watch this linked video from beginning to end http://digitaldog.net/files/Histogram_Video.mov

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