Curves

Nabewerking

An editing tool that lets you adjust brightness and color of specific tonal values using a graph.

The curve graph runs from dark (lower left) to bright (upper right). By adding anchor points and bending the curve you control shadows, midtones, and highlights independently. An S-curve (midtones up, shadows down) adds classic contrast. Curves are more powerful than a simple Brightness slider.

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