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Re: [APML] A PS curves question

Matt;

     Which would you say to do first, adjust Levels or Curves first?...joe  :)

Matt BenDaniel wrote:

> At 09:57 AM 4/28/2002 -0700, Alan Voetsch wrote:
> >--- Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com> wrote:
> >> We have extensive control of color balance and
> >> contrast by adjusting all 4 curve channels.
> >
> >Hey Matt,
> >
> >Any particular order? Does it make a difference?
>
> It shouldn't matter in what order you adjust the three color channels. The way I do it, it's not a one-time operation. Using layers means you don't need to get it right on the first try. I'll do a rough curves layer. Then I'll go do something else, like anti-vignetting, and then another iteration on the curves. Then I might do star shaping, and afterward go back and give the curves another adjustment. The main curves of an image is the most important single processing step, and it takes a lot of time in aggregate.
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