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 06/10/2008 12:57:41 PM · #1
Um...can one use selective colour... and boost the blacks for instance?
 06/10/2008 01:01:45 PM · #2
You can't select and adjust a single colour but you can do adjustments that effect the whole image.

This tutorial might be useful! -> //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=25

J
 06/10/2008 01:04:11 PM · #3
I thought you could use selective colors in basic, just as long as it is applied to the entire image.

Originally posted by JimiRose:
You can't select and adjust a single colour but you can do adjustments that effect the whole image.

This tutorial might be useful! -> //www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=25

J
06/10/2008 01:07:30 PM · #4
Yeh that's what I mean - you can do colour balance adjustments but you can't use the select colour tool in photoshop as that would be editing a specific part of the shot.
 06/10/2008 01:14:29 PM · #5
I think you guys are saying the same thing, but just to clarify there are two similar sounding tools being talked about here: "select color range" and "selective color". Select color range is NOT legal in basic as it makes a selection (which is its purpose), Selective Color IS legal when applied to the whole image.

I use a selective color layer specifically to boost the blacks in basic challenge entries all the time.

As a side note, it might be helpful to move this thread out of Member Discussion so that the peons can benefit as well. Those poor bastards can only enter basic editing challenges, after all.

Message edited by author 2008-06-10 13:16:22.
 06/10/2008 01:26:44 PM · #6
Ok, so i think I'm good then...

Thanks much all.
 06/10/2008 01:27:18 PM · #7
Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:
As a side note, it might be helpful to move this thread out of Member Discussion so that the peons registered users can benefit as well ...

Good idea ... thanks! ;-)
 06/10/2008 01:32:34 PM · #8
Go team! :)
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