shadow/highlight tool – is this planned behavior?

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DS_Nelson
Jul 16, 2004
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Just curious. With the other image adjustment tools (except of course the auto corrections), the adjustment dialog box comes up without any adjustments having been made. That way, it’s easy to immediately see how the image changes with real-time adjustments. However, the shadow/highlight dialog comes up concurrently with a significantly adjusted image. I usually find myself adjusting "back" to the original image, then re-applying the various adjustments. I prefer starting with an un-adjusted image. It gives me more control, and it’s easier, for me at least, to learn the effects of the various sliders.

Just wondering if there’s a reason for this new behavior that I’m missing.
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Q_Photo
Jul 16, 2004
Open Highlights – Shadows, set all settings so it creates no adjustments. Have a photo visible so you can see changes. Click SAVE AS DEFAULT. Next time no changes will occur until you set them.
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Chris_Cox
Jul 17, 2004
Yes it is planned behavior – because there isn’t really a "no adjustment" state, and because the default settings are designed as a "quick, automatic fix".
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Chris_Cox
Jul 17, 2004
Also, if you default some of the adjustments to a "no change" state, users keep asking "but what does it do"?
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DS_Nelson
Jul 17, 2004
OK, thanks Chis.

I’m a PS newbie compared to most here, and use CS mostly for digital photography. I think the shadow/highlight is one of my most frequently used tools.
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Christine_Krof_Shock
Jul 18, 2004
Now if they would just make it an adjustment layer, my life would be perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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dave_milbut
Jul 18, 2004
nodding.
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Mike_Ornellas
Jul 18, 2004
This is a filter adjustment and breaks the logic for color adjustment layers. I will ever be a nonlinear adjustment unless they completely gut Photoshop and redesign the core code for proxy based image editing.
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Mike_Ornellas
Jul 18, 2004
Oh Bobby!
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dave_milbut
Jul 18, 2004
unless they completely gut Photoshop and redesign the core code for proxy based image editing.

so, we’re due for a rearchitecture anyway… get it done while converting the code to 64 bit. XD

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