The Curvemeister 3 Reference

© 2003-2007 Mike Russell, All Rights Reserved

The Image Preview Window

The image window provides a preview of your image while you perform curve adjustments.
Shown here are several Hue clocks, and the Image Preview's right-click menu.

The Tool Bar

The default command bar buttons provide access to many View Window commands.
Remember that you can reconfigure this toolbar by adding and rearranging buttons and even menus.

• Pin - hides or shows Curvemeister's Pin Palette, for click and drag access to color pin functionality.
• Wizard - starts the color wizard, a good starting place if you are new to Curvemeister.
• Arrow Cursor - resets the cursor to an arrow.
• Hand - sets the cursor to the hand tool, for dragging a zoomed image. You can access the hand tool by holding down the space bar.
• Zoom - is a drop down list with a variety of commands for zooming your image..
• Eyedropper - is a drop down list of various eyedropper types. These may also be accessed using various combinations of alt, ctrl, and shift.
• Copy Channel - copies an indivicual channel or mask to the clipboard. For use in Photoshop or Elements, or any other program that accepts image data.
• Settings - accesses a large set of Curvemeister configuration options.
• Chan: All, Red, Green, Blue -select for preview either an individual channel, or the complete color image. The names on the buttons depend on your selected working color space
• Mask - shows the Mask Carte if you have not already selected a mask, and otherwise toggles the view between the full color image and just the mask channel.
• Set Mask - is a drop down menu that allows complete control over mask selection, blur, and invert.

Eyedropper samples

Eyedropper samples, also called samples, are the primar way to read colors in Curvemeister, and to modify curves quickly based on those colors. These are discussed in detail in the Eyedropper sample section of this manual. Create an eyedropper sample by alt-clicking on the appropriate image location. You may click and drag the eyedropper sample point, or drag its palette to a more convenient location. There is no limit to the number of sample points, and they are retained in the image file.

The Eyedropper Sample Right-Click Menu	Once a sample has been created, you may invoke this menu by clicking on the palette's menu button, or right clicking on the palette or sample point. See The Eyedropper Sample Menu for a description of the items in this menu.
The Image Window's right-click menu	Right-click on the image window to access the image window's right-click menu . This is the most convenient way to set shadow, highlight, and neutral, and to do a contrast pin. See The Image Right-Click Menu for a complete description of the items contained in this menu.
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