Question on CS6

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Bukitimah

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I attended a demo on Lightroom and there is this feature that allows user to point to a particular color(say white) and the software will match the whole picture based on that white. Do you have this for CS6? Is there a link in YouTube ? Thanks
 
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STM

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Are you referring to a color correcting "pen" using white or a neutral gray as a reference? I have CS5 but I am sure CS6 is the same.

With the file open, go to the color tab on the right. Click on levels and click on the eye dropper in the middle. A box will come up that says "Sample in image to set gray point". Click on a white or NEUTRAL GRAY area to correct the color

One thing to remember is when you do this the info will be in another layer so you will have to go back to "background" to do anything else with the image.
 
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STM

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Bukitimah said:
Thank you STM for your quick response. I will try it out later today. Do you know of any YouTube link by any chance?
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I am sure they are but I could not find one after a quick look. Once you get in there you will see it is pretty easy. Of course, how effectively it works is completely dependent on how color neutral the area is that you choose. Pure white is not always a good choice because if the white is overexposed to the point that any color cast is lost, you will not get good results. It is better try to find a neutral gray or slightly grayish white.
 
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