Image adjustments
Non-destructively adjust color, tone, and texture on image layers.
Image adjustments are non-destructive filters applied on top of an image layer. They change how the image looks without altering the original pixels — you can disable, reorder, or remove an adjustment at any time.
- Select an image layer.
- Open the Processor section in the right inspector.
- Click + to add an adjustment. The first click adds an Exposure adjustment by default; change the type from the dropdown that appears on the adjustment row.
- Configure the parameters.
- Toggle the eye icon on an individual adjustment row to disable it and compare before/after.
| Adjustment | What it does |
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| Brightness & Contrast | Raises or lowers overall lightness and the difference between lights and darks. |
| Levels | Sets the black point, white point, and midtone gamma. More precise than Brightness/Contrast. |
| Curves | Fine-grained tone mapping via a curve control. Adjust the curve per-channel (RGB, R, G, B) for color grading. |
| Hue & Saturation | Shifts the overall hue, increases or reduces color intensity, and changes lightness. |
| Color Balance | Adjusts the mix of cyan/red, magenta/green, and yellow/blue independently for shadows, midtones, and highlights. |
| Adjustment | What it does |
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| Black & White | Converts the image to grayscale. Color-mix sliders control how each original color maps to a gray value. |
| Gradient map | Maps the image's luminance values to a gradient from dark to light. Creates duotone and color-grade effects. |
| Photo filter | Applies a warm or cool color cast, simulating physical camera lens filters. |
| Invert | Inverts all colors to their complements (like a film negative). |
| Adjustment | What it does |
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| Vignette | Darkens or lightens the edges of the image, drawing focus to the center. |
- Apply Levels before Curves to set a clean black/white point, then use Curves to refine tone and color.
- The Gradient map is a fast way to create a duotone effect: set the shadow color and the highlight color, and the gradient maps the image luminance to those two tones.
- Use Hue & Saturation with a moderate saturation boost (+20 to +40) to make flat AI-generated images feel more vibrant without looking oversaturated.
- Toggle the eye icon on individual adjustment rows to compare before/after for that specific adjustment.