Konica Minolta AF-2840 instruction manual Hue, saturation, and lightness palette

Hue, saturation, and lightness palette

This palette adjusts the image in reference to the HSB color model. These controls can be used to manipulate the color image rather than producing a realistic representation.

The HSB color model defines color based upon human perception rather than photographic

processes. Hue refers to each separate color in the model. Saturation is how		S
vivid each colors is. Lightness describes how bright or dark a color is in the
color space.
The hue control is not a color balancing tool. It is a creative tool. When
changing hue in the palette, each color is assigned a new hue depending on			B
the degree of rotation through the color space. For example, a very simple	H
color space could have three colors: red, green, and blue. I have a red barn
next to a green tree with a blue sky. Now I rotate the my image in the color
space; the colors are reassigned a new hue based on the position – the
barn is green, the tree is blue, and the sky is red. The HSB color space is
similar, but with many more hues; see the color example on page 91.

Unlike the brightness control in the brightness, contrast, color balance palette, the lightness con- trol does not change the apparent density of the colors equally. For example, with an extreme increase in lightness, blue will not appear as light as yellow.

Click the hue, saturation, and lightness button to open
the palette.
Drag the hue, saturation, or lightness slider, or enter spe-
cific values in the corresponding text box to make correc-
tions; changes will be reflected in the display image.
Dragging each slider to the right or inputting a positive
number in the text box increases the saturation, and
lightness. The hue slider rotates the colors in the image
through the color space; the maximum position to the
right (180°) is the same as the maximum position to the
left (–180°). Click the reset button to cancel any changes.
Two color samples are displayed at the bottom of the
palette. The top bar indicates the color space of the origi-
nal image. The bottom bar displays the relative changes	Original color space
to the color space.
	New color space

Clicking the auto-setting button adjusts the saturation

automatically without affecting the hue or lightness. Click the reset button to cancel any changes.

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