Adjusting hue and saturation

You can use the Hue/Saturation feature to adjust the shade of a color, its hue; the intensity of a color, its saturation; or the lightness of a color in an image.

Original; after adjusting the saturation

To adjust the hue or saturation:

1. Select the image.
2. Do one of the following to open the Hue/Saturation dialog box:
   • In the Property inspector, click the Add Live Filters button, and then select Adjust Color > Hue/Saturation from the Filters pop-up menu.
   • Select Filters > Adjust Color > Hue/Saturation.

   NOTE

   Applying a filter from the Filters menu is destructive; that is, it cannot be undone except when Edit > Undo is an option. To maintain the ability to adjust, turn off, or remove this filter, apply it as a Live Filter, as described in the first bulleted option in this step. For more information, see Using Live Filters.

3. Drag the Hue slider to adjust the color of the image.

   Values range from -180 to 180.

4. Drag the Saturation slider to adjust the purity of the colors.

   Values range from -100 to 100.

5. Drag the Lightness slider to adjust the lightness of the colors.

   Values range from -100 to 100.

6. Click OK.

To change an RGB image to a two-tone image or to add color to a grayscale image:

• Select Colorize in the Hue/Saturation dialog box.

  NOTE

  When you select Colorize, the value range of the Hue and Saturation sliders changes. Hue changes to 0 to 360. Saturation changes to 0 to 100.