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GordonShock
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December 16, 2022
Question

Matching color within the same image

  • December 16, 2022
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Hi all,

 

Here's the situation. The full sheet ad I scanned is not the center of the magazine, in other word, both parts of the ad are not from the same sheet. I scanned both parts and now I am matching them to get the full ad again.

 

The stitching is fine but the colors and brightness/contrast don't exactly match. Now I've tried many color matching tutorials, but they all feature two different images, but in my case it is two parts of the same image that I need to match and I'm not sure how to proceed.

 

Any tips here would be great.

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Ivan Zajats
Ivan Zajats
Inspiring
December 16, 2022

as you've got them on separate layers, treat them as different images and follow the tutorials 🙂

match by contrast, saturation & hue with the adjustment layers

if you merged the layers first, you made a mistake

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    GordonShockAuthor
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    December 16, 2022

    Thanks Ivan, indeed I made that mistake. What's hindering me is the inability to put the two halves side by side. When I import as a stack, the halves are, well, stacked, and when I open them individually they become two separate projects.

     

    Is there a way to have both layers in the same project shown in two different panels in the main area so I can see the difference done by the color match? Because as it is now, the only way for me to see if the color match does its thing is by looking at the tiny previews in the layer panel...

     

    See the attachment for what I mean.

     

    Thanks

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    mark@headTrixCommunity Expert
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    December 16, 2022

    You could just drag the layer from one image, up to the tab of the other image (keeping your mouse button down) until the tab is selected, then continue dragging the layer onto the canvas. Then you can use the crop tool, and INSTEAD of cropping - pull the handles OUT wide to increase the width of the canvas. Then simply drag the other layer over to the right so you can see both in the same Photoshop file, side by side, each on their own layer.

    Hope that helps!
    Mark

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