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Effect

Color Balance

Shift shadows, midtones and highlights toward cooler or warmer casts.

Colour balance is the classic three-way grade: shift shadows, midtones and highlights toward cooler or warmer casts. Film labs did this with filtration; video suites did it with lift and gain; still apps kept the language.

It is useful for correcting mixed light and for intentional mood. Push shadows cool and highlights warm for a split-tone feel without a separate tool.

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Example

Properties

  • Red

    cyan<->red

    Range
    -1 to 1
    Default
    0

  • Green

    magenta<->green

    Range
    -1 to 1
    Default
    0

  • Blue

    yellow<->blue

    Range
    -1 to 1
    Default
    0

  • Keep Luma

    preserve luminance

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0

  • Gamma

    working gamma

    Range
    0.2 to 5
    Default
    2.2

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool… 

rethings apply --effect color-balance --set red=0 --set green=0 -i input.jpg -o output.png

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