Matching Colors

There are four options available for transferring the color value settings from one image to another. One color match option will almost certainly work better than all others for each particular shot, but it may take trial and error to determine which option works best.

Not all color match options use all sample values. Match All and Match SMH (Shadows, Midtones, Highlights) use all of the four pairs, but Match Gain and Match Offset only match the Master pair of colors. In this second case, the gamma, gain, and offset of the Master range is changed to perform the match.

To match a source image to a reference image:

1. Under Color Match, click a tonal range.
2. Ctrl + click in the Source field and use the eyedropper to sample a pixel in the Player for that tonal range.

   The sampled color is displayed in the Source field and stored as the source value for the selected tonal range.

   
3. Ctrl + click in the Reference field to invoke the eyedropper and sample a pixel in the player for that tonal range.

   The sampled color is displayed in the Reference field and stored as the value for the selected tonal range.

4. To match other tonal ranges, repeat the preceding steps.

   You may want to match the Master, or you may want to match just the Shadows, Midtones, the Highlights, or any combination thereof.

5. Select one of the following Color Match options.

   Select:	To:
   Match All	Match RGB values; match gamma, gain, and offset; and match shadows, midtones, and highlights from source to reference.
   Match SMH	Match shadows, midtones, and highlights from source to reference.
   Match Gain	Apply gain to the source to match it to the reference of the master color sample pair.
   Match Offset	Apply Offset to the source to match it to the reference of the Master sample pair.

   The Result field updates to reflect the changes made to match the color.