Color Grading In Lightroom Vs. DXO 4

DxO PhotoLab Which feature do you need?
#1

I was watching my son color grade an image using the color wheels in the Lightroom Color panel. He is able to push specific colors into either shadow, highlights or mid-tones. This is a great feature. Is there a way to do something similar in DXO 4?

The HSL panel seems to adjust based on the color. I can adjust the brightness of a color but I can’t push a color into the shadows, or highlight areas of the image.

The Tone curve only adjusts the brightness of the selected RGB.

Thanks

#2

Nice to see that you’re still using PL. :slight_smile:
What you want could be done rather easily with HSL if, instead of being only a hue, the source color would take into account the luminance. We would also need to be able to set color adjustments to some memory slot. (Layers maybe ?)
I voted for your suggestion. Remember that you can also vote for it… rather strangely, I must say. :smiley:

#3

Thanks for the reply. How do I cast a vote for a suggestion?

Thanks

EJ

#4

Never mind…I found it.

Thanks again.

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#5

@eja
Not sure, if I understood properly. – In PL4 you might try

< Split toning >
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which separates High and Low tones

and / or

< HSL tool >

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where one pulls the outer ring to change colour (hue).

have fun, Wolfgang

#6

@Wolfgang, Lightroom’s new color grading tool can change hues depending on whether they are high, mid or low. Similar to split-toning, but different (three ranges)…

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Original image: grayscale, tweaked image: each of the high, mid and low zones can get a tint of whatever hue and intensity (e.g. yellow, mauve, green), the ranges can be varied too.

#7

@platypus
Thank you for letting me know.
Wolfgang

#8

Hi, please be aware that there is already a request for a color grading tool like Lightroom’s. It has 18 votes. Is this newer request any different?

#9

Hi,
I’ve seen similar colour control interface in Davinci Resolve 17 an think it would be a good improvement for HSL and the whole workflow…you got my vote.

best regards

PL5 - I'm torn!
#10

there’s no color grading in PL, the split toning is really old basic limited in color that can be use, and doesn’t have effect on highlight / shadows / midtone but on highlight and shadows only.

here’s C1 and Lr color grading, and yes davinci resolve has color grading.

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#11

If you’re looking to color-grade like Lightroom or Capture One, your not going to find that with PL4 or DXO.

My only guess is these features of technology are patented in some way/shape/form. I can’t imagine that Capture One has engineers that have more sophistication or resource available to them than Adobe. But who knows? I still can’t believe it’s taken almost 4 years for Adobe to barely even come in the same arena as Capture One with color adjustment in Lightroom.

I’d still take a more advanced curve panel and levels over color grading at this point, holding out all votes for that :wink:

#12

Well… it has its purpose and with efficiency for portraits and commercial, but if you shoot wildlife or architecture that might not be any close to what you need.