Color Correction Node

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Color Balance Node.

The Color Correction node can adjust the color of an image, separately in several tonal ranges (highlights, midtones and shadows) and only affect the necessary RGB channels.

Properties

Red, Green, Blue
Specifies which RGB channels will be affected by correction.

Correction Tools (Columns)

Saturation
Adjusts the image’s saturation.
Contrast
Adjust image contrast.
Gamma
Exponential gamma correction, affecting the midtones of the image. (Works like Power in the Color Balance node.)
Gain
Multiplier, stronger influence on the highlights. (Works like Slope in the Color Balance node.)
Lift
This value (can be negative) will be added (+), linear lightens or darkens the image. (Works like Offset in the Color Balance node.)

Tonal Ranges (Rows)

Master
These sliders affect the entire tonal range.
Highlights
These sliders only affect the highlights.
Midtones
These sliders only affect the midtones.
Shadows
Affects the dark tones of an image often affecting the shadows.
Midtones Start, Midtones End
Defines the start and the end of midtones range, i.e. values where the whole tonal range is divided into the highlights, midtones and shadows (there is also a smooth transition between the ranges of width 0.2 units).

Inputs

Image
Standard image input.
Mask
Controls the amount of influence the node exerts on the output image.

Outputs

Color
Standard image output.