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Satol
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May 15, 2024
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Saturation over brightness in Photoshop

  • May 15, 2024
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Is there any way (other, than manually mask different brightness region) to adjust saturation in the function of brightness in Photoshop?

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Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 13, 2024

I would first verify why the images are over saturated - is this a colour management issue.

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
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October 13, 2024

Good point. 

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October 10, 2024

There is no such function. You can do it with masks, but it is a crutch and not the best. It is the same as making a mask by lightness and working with exposure with the offset tool (if such a tool existed).

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
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October 13, 2024

What are you actually talking about? Please post screenshots including the pertinent Panels to illustrate. 

And have you tried the Blend If-approach? 

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 22, 2024

Blend if-settings might also be useful, though they offer less editability than an outright mask. 

Conrad_C
Community Expert
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May 15, 2024

In Photoshop, as Trevor said you can apply a Saturation or Vibrance adjustment layer through a luminosity mask which should give you more control than some of the other options below. Or, some apply a Curves adjustment layer with the Luminosity blending mode applied so that the contrast adjustment doesn’t affect the color.

 

Another approach is to edit the image in Adobe Camera Raw, or if it’s a Photoshop layer choose Filter > Camera Raw Filter, and when you adjust Curves, also adjust the Refine option, which refines how much that saturation is changed by the point curve adjustment.

 

 

Or, again in Camera Raw, the Color Grading options let you adjust saturation for each of three tonal ranges (highlights, midtones, and shadows), but in Color Grading you can only increase saturation, not decrease existing saturation.

 

Unfortunately, the curves in Adobe photo editing applications have no direct equivalent to the advanced curves such as Luma vs Saturation that are available in Adobe Premiere Pro and other video editors.

https://motionarray.com/learn/premiere-pro/hue-saturation-curves-premiere-pro/

Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
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May 15, 2024

I am not entirely sure what you mean, but I think Luminosity Masks might do what you want.  This one from Sven Stork is very good, and is also free.

 

https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/12307/interactive-luminosity-mask

 

Participant
July 21, 2024

Hi, is the link working? I can acces to Adobe exchange this days ... I can figure out if is my pc or the site itself. thanks

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 22, 2024

You don't need a plugin to make luminosity masks.

 

Ctrl+alt+2 loads a luminosity selection, which automatically loads as a mask to a new adjustment layer. Done.

 

(if you're really picky, selections being 8 bit depth, you can make an action to convert to Lab and use the L channel in a mask. Masks are full bit depth while selections are always 8 bit. But for almost any practical purpose this isn't necessary).