Colour adjustment in PSE2018

[noelp7776231]

I've recently upgraded from PSE 11 to PSE 2018.   I'm used to using the colour adjustment options in PSE 11 to increase or decrease colours within an image but I can't find the equivalent in PSE 2018.   I don't mean using the Hue and Saturation controls, which won't quite achieve that same thing.   Is there a solution of have I lost this very useful feature?

[Peru Bob]

Color Variations was removed in version 12.

You will have to make the adjustments manually.

[noelp7776231]

Hi,

Thanks for clearing that up - at least I now know why I can't find the tool.   However I can't find any tool which gives me the same level of control - using the "Quick" option certainly doesn't.   What other options are there?

[Peru Bob]

Levels, curves, and Hue/Saturation.

[MichelBParis · Accepted solution]

Also, the white balance tool in quick mode is still better than the color variations.

The key is to understand lighting and color.

White balance is critical in most situations. Color casts (reflected color on walls...) are also common and require hue/saturation corrections).

The correction tools for color cast or skin tones are much better for color correction.

The best of all tool is included in the ACR module. You can use it for jpegs as well as for raw files. It's by far the best tool for color balance and saturation/vibrance. You can find tune afterwards in the hue/sat tool in the editor.

[noelp7776231]

Thanks to both of you.  I guess that's what happens when you're 5 versions behind!   I#ve had a practice run and I'll get more used to the control with more practice.   Thanks again for the help.

[MichelBParis]

There is a similar feature when you are in 'Qick' mode. You can always switch from 'Quick' to 'Expert' with a single click.

There are much better tools than Color variations in recent versions.