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DPDB
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October 30, 2020
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ACR v 13 clipping warnings do not work

  • October 30, 2020
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The histogram shown in ACR v 13 has the usual clipping warning indicators in the upper corners...but they don't work. Is there some setting somewhere to turn them on?

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JP Hess
JP Hess
Inspiring
October 31, 2020

Have you clicked on the indicators so that they are highlighted? On my Windows 10 computer, if I do that then they work.

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DPDBAuthor
Participant
October 31, 2020
Yes...I have clicked on them multiple times and tested their behaviour but
never have they reacted in the way they are supposed to.
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DPDBAuthor
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November 1, 2020

Also, can you explain what isn't working about the clipping indicators?  

  1. Is it that the triangles don't have a surrounding white box when clipping is on and a dotted box when off?
  2. Is it that the triangles don't have color or white in them when clipping begins if you push or pull exposure and contrast significantly?
  3. Is it that the red for highlights or the blue for shadow clipping doesn't show on the image?

You also asked how to turn clipping on and off besides clicking.  If you hover over the indicators on the histogram it tells you that the O key toggles highlight (Over) clipping and the and the U key shows shadow (Under) clipping.

Finally, the only thing that should change when the clipping indicators are on or off is whether you see blue for shadow clipping and red for highlight clipping in the main image area.  The triangles should always have non-black color in them if clipping is occurring.

And there being color in the triangles don't always synchronize in blue or red in the image.


I am used to the clipping indicators going from black when there is no
clipping, to colors as clipping is just starting, to white when clipping is
occurring across the color spectrum. This can usually be tested quickly by
sliding the exposure slider all the way from one side to the other. But, in
v13 I can slide exposure or torah critical sliders like blacks or whites to
all extremes without seeing any change in the indicators; they stay black.
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