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antoineg76116529
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October 14, 2018
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Changing White Balance of RAW Image After Editing with Raster Layers

  • October 14, 2018
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In Lightroom, I chose "Open as Smart Object in Photoshop", adjusted white balance of my raw image, and then started editing process. I used healing brush, clone tool, and some other raster layers. After everything is done, I decided to change white balance of smart object raw file again, but as you can imagine it causes colour mismatch between raw smart object and all other small raster layers I created for clone, heal, and other things. Is there any way to readjust raw white balance of whole image after editing process is finished?

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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
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October 14, 2018

You could do any of these :

1. Use a curves adjustment layer to adjust the white/gray  balance

or

2. Put all layers into a smart object, add the Camera Raw filter and use the white balance tools there.

or

3. Take the finished file back into Lightroom and apply the white balance there

Dave

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antoineg76116529Author
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October 14, 2018

Thank you so much for your answer, Dave. I'm actually aware that I can still change white balance, but I'd really like to know if I can still change white balance by using full range raw white balance rather than using standard range of jpg white balance.

Trevor.Dennis
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Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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October 14, 2018

antoineg76116529  wrote

Thank you so much for your answer, Dave. I'm actually aware that I can still change white balance, but I'd really like to know if I can still change white balance by using full range raw white balance rather than using standard range of jpg white balance.

I don't use Lightroom  (Dave does) but if you open in Photoshop as a Smart Object, then  I think that double clicking the SO in Photoshop, will temporarily open it back up in Lightroom.  Saving it should take you back  to the updated file  in Photoshop, and the edit will have used the original RAW data, so you'll be getting the best of both worlds.

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