The Basic Panel
This is where the digital darkroom fun begins. It’s the ideal place to begin editing your images. And for simple edits, it’s often the only set of controls you’ll need. Start at the top of the Basic panel and work your way down through the various sliders…
Clarity
Controls the amount of midtone contrast
Contrast
Makes light pixels brighter and dark pixels darker
Highlights
Controls the brightness of the lightest pixels
Whites
Sets a point on the tonal range at which pixels should be pure white
Vibrance
Tweaks the intensity of the less-saturated colours in the image
Temperature
Use this slider to warm up or cool down an image
Tint
Correct a green or magenta cast
Exposure
Controls the image’s overall brightness
Sh a do w s
Controls the brightness of the darker pixels
Blacks
Sets a point on the tonal range at which pixels are pure black
Saturation
Controls the overall colour intensity of the image