‘The Claw’ what’s being clipped?

EH
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Ed_Hansen
Jul 29, 2004
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If I use ctrl-alt-~ to select hilites from composite (or ctrl-click rgb composite in channels) then copy this to new layer; repeat, selecting inverse and copying to new layer. I would have thought when I turn off the ‘background’ layer I would still see everything, but I don’t.
What’s missing?

I get a similar effect using ‘select-color range’ and making a layer each for hilites, midtones, and shadows. Then turing-off background layer.

Could someone please enlighten me? Thanks.
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Christine_Krof_Shock
Jul 29, 2004
With control alt + ~ you are selecting luminosity of the highlights. Usually these areas are transparent. You can darken the highlights by using the blending modes of multiply or if too dark darken on the layers palette.

Make sure when you are selecting the shadow luminosity by using control + alt + ~ + control + shift + I that you have returned to the ORIGINAL source layer that you used to select the highlights–otherwise you will not get shadow values. You seem to get a duplicate of the highlight layer, To lighten shadows use either screen or lighten blending modes.
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Harron_K._Appleman
Jul 29, 2004
Craw, not craw.
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Christine_Krof_Shock
Jul 29, 2004
No Scott Kelby refers to this technique as "The Claw" because of the positioning of the fingers when performing the short cuts!
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George_Austin
Jul 29, 2004
Ed,

Do a forum search for "Loading Composite as Selection" August 28 2003

George
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Ed_Hansen
Jul 29, 2004
thanks that inspired me.

I used levels on the the hilite and shadow channels to bring white down to 128 before loading them and creating the new layers. Now with background off I have a complete image.

Ed
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abclapp
Jul 29, 2004
Harron K. Appleman – 07:35pm Jul 28, 2004 PDT (#2 of 5)

Craw, not craw.

Don’t worry, Harron. Would you believe, not everyone missed it?

Very good.
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Harron_K._Appleman
Jul 29, 2004
Sorry about that…

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