Anstellos Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I know you can do that in photoshop : CMD + Click on the master "RGB" channel will select highlights. Click again will select more hightlights. is that possible with affinity ? When I go on the channels there is no master RGB channel so I don 't know how to replicate. an idea ? I want the software to detect and select the zone withe most light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff James Ritson Posted July 16, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hi Anstellos, have you tried either: Select the pixel layer from the Layers tab (eg Background), then go to Select - Tonal Range - Select Highlights. This will create a selection of just the highlights. Shift+CMD click the pixel layer to select areas of luminance. This will usually select more of the image than Select Highlights. You can then add adjustments/filters/masks to manipulate these highlight areas, e.g. I like to add a gaussian blur with an Overlay blend mode which creates a really nice diffuse light effect. Hope that helps! Olympusd10, Foura and CliveYoung 3 Quote Product Expert (Affinity Photo) & Product Expert Team Leader @JamesR_Affinity for tutorial sneak peeks and more Official Affinity Photo tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anstellos Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 Shift+CMD Click was exactly what I was looking for. is their a shortcut to do : " Select the pixel layer from the Layers tab (eg Background), then go to Select - Tonal Range - Select Highlights. This will create a selection of just the highlights." ? I like to very fast change option :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmayo2 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Was trying the Shift+Cmd click on the pixel layer...Just wasn't working. Turns out you need to actually click on the thumbnail on the pixel layer (nowhere else on that row). Hope that helps others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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