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ACR 4.1: Whats the difference between fill light and exposure?

 
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Jun 18, 2007 12:57 |  #1

Adding fill-light seems to do the same as bumping exposure so I am wondering what the difference is and when it is appropriate to use either ?


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Jun 18, 2007 13:09 |  #2

Fill light is supposed to increase just above the lower end (darks, shadows) of th ehistogram, while exposure increases the entire range of the histogram. When you use Fill light it seems like it affects the entire range because as you bump the lower range it moves into the upper range. But Exposure moves the entire range all at once.

Does that make any sense? It is really hard to explain. :confused:


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Jun 19, 2007 01:23 |  #3

It is like this.


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Jun 19, 2007 07:12 |  #4

It's worth noting that exposure shifts the whole histogram to the right, and is used to set white point. Blacks is used to set the black point, and fill light just lifts darker tones, whilst leaving black and white points.


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Jun 21, 2007 06:19 |  #5

Thanks all.


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Jun 21, 2007 07:18 |  #6

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