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Color Correction & Adjustment Flashcards

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  1. Which Camera Raw slider controls the recovery of highlight detail that appears blown out to pure white?

    Answer: Highlights

    The Highlights slider in Camera Raw specifically recovers blown-out highlight detail by pulling luminance back from the upper tonal range.

  2. In Photoshop's Levels dialog, what is the purpose of the middle (gray) input slider?

    Answer: Adjusts gamma/midpoint without clipping shadows or highlights

    The middle Levels input slider adjusts gamma, redistributing midtones lighter or darker without clipping the endpoints.

  3. A Vibrance adjustment differs from Saturation because it:

    Answer: Boosts less-saturated colors more and protects skin tones

    Vibrance uses a smart algorithm that boosts muted colors proportionally more while protecting already-saturated hues and skin tones.

  4. What is the function of the 'Set Gray Point' eyedropper in the Levels or Curves dialog?

    Answer: Neutralizes a color cast by making the sampled pixel pure neutral gray

    Clicking with the gray-point eyedropper forces the sampled pixel to neutral gray, automatically removing any color cast.

  5. When working with a 16-bit image, which statement about tonal adjustments is most accurate?

    Answer: More headroom for aggressive adjustments with less banding than 8-bit

    16-bit images store 65,536 tonal values per channel, providing much more data to redistribute before posterization or banding occurs.

  6. Which panel in Photoshop shows a live histogram that updates as you make adjustments, helping you avoid clipping?

    Answer: Histogram panel

    The Histogram panel displays a real-time view of the tonal distribution and updates dynamically during adjustments to indicate highlight or shadow clipping.

  7. In the Selective Color adjustment, the 'Relative' method differs from 'Absolute' because it:

    Answer: Adjusts color as a percentage of the existing ink amount rather than a fixed value

    Relative mode scales the adjustment proportionally to the current ink level, so a 10% increase adds 10% of whatever cyan already exists.