Tone Curves Tutorial for Lightroom: Basics to Advanced

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The tone curve often intimidates users, but after watching this video you should have all the knowledge you need to take advantage of this extremely powerful tool in Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:19 How Tone Curves Work
03:42 Option 1 - The Parametric Curve + Target Adjustment Tool
09:57 Option 2 - The Point Curve + Reading the Curve
13:31 Using Point Values
16:13 Option 3 - The RGB Curves
18:22 Demo Walkthrough 1
22:11 The Refine Saturation Slider
23:30 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts
26:01 Use the Tone Curve w/Masking
27:32 Examples of Tone Curves on Finished Images
30:44 Demo Walkthrough 2
36:58 Conclusion


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