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[alexwhelan]

The thing you figured you were missing at 2:39 regarding lightrooms tone curve being called a RGB curves is that this 'tone curve' Affects tone and contrast on all color levels while others might not.This adds vibrance and saturation. Another instance of a 'tone curve' is a Luma curve which you are probably familiar with regarding videography, but it is also applicable to photography, sadly lightroom does not have this option. Capture one does. The main difference between the two and also the reason Luma curves are superior is that while both apply to the tone and contrast of the image, the luma curve does not apply to colors so it doesnt add extra saturation and thus does not adapt color significantly. It gives more control over your black and whites and the actual contrast and tone in the image + more control over saturation and color grading seperately.
I wish there would be a software that would have the best of both worlds of Capture one and Lightroom but sadly both lack a little bit on certain fronts that the other excell at. Adobe should really add luma curves to lightroom and photoshop.

[sharonvetalice]

Hi Zac, thank you for sharing your tips! What a great easy-to-follow tutorial on Lightroom's Tone Curve. I always use Photoshop when I need to adjust the contrast to make my photos pop with the curve adjustment and now I know how I can properly use the tone curve in Lightroom! I am so glad I came across your video. Thank you!

[katyoung]

This was very helpful. Thanks so much!

[remoreno]

Thank you for making this short and sweet. I’ve watched other videos on the tone curve and couldn’t wrap my head around it so never used it. I’m glad your video popped up this time around. Going to check out your channel and see what else you got.😊

[epiclazer]

Thanks, that was really useful!
Do you reckon the r8 is a good camera?

[vizbyfrvncis_]

Thanks for sharing, decided to step back into YouTube to understand some of the tools I use in LightRoom. Hope I could learn more from you and many others to sharpen my editing!

[adreaminfocus]

that was so amazingly helpful. thank you so much. Im wondering if they call the mode (?) next to the R G and B modes rgb becuase rgb is the colour of light... like white light is made up of red green blue...dunno... Im going to find this so useful for my editing later, thank you :)

[ulyssessait]

just wondering, if you move the curve, will the slider value moves too (affected)? Im always confuse by this

[stshevy]

Hi Zac, GREAT video - would all you cover in this EXCELLENT video also apply to Curves in Photoshop? (*also, I always test first an image w/ Auto - b/c PShop getting more intuitive per AI adds - and while only rarely will keep 'auto' results, do like to see what the suggestions are... think that is a waste of time? 🙃)

[yisasgarcia]

So I’m supposed to use the tone curve like at the end of my editing ??? Is it alright if I do it at the end of my editing ?

[temickab]

I am still confused about this tone curve and what you are doing

[SVFreshSalty]

You have lost all the detail in the sky

[NaomiEscott]

This isn't a Lightroom tutorial. It's Lightroom Classic. They are different things and it's really hard for those of us looking for Lightroom tutorials to find them when photographers keep using the wrong name and icon!

[DickHoskins]

Please stop wiggling the mouse. Very distracting. I formation is good.