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The hue clock, a particularly innovative feature in Curvemeister, displays copies of a
one-handed clock to show the hue and saturation of any part of the image. When you
click on a small group of pixels, the clock displays the color across its face while the hand
indicates the level of RGB/CMY. All you have to do is remember the appropriate “time”
(color) for skin, sky, or foliage, and you can see instantly whether any correction is needed.
Figure 8.1
Curvemeister provides comprehensive curves adjustment from this compact window.
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Highly regarded by editing experts, Curvemeister gives you a choice of working in different
color spaces and then returning the file to Photoshop in RGB. Wide gamut
CMYK (wgCMYK) is excellent for adjusting shadows; Lab is preferable for adjusting
highlights, brightness, and saturation.
New features in Curvemeister 3 include 8- and 16-bit masking and some highly innovative
improvements to the user interface. For example, HiLite Curve commands show
which part of the image is affected by a particular area of a curve; Microsoft Office
2007–style Ribbon Bars appear at the top of the screen; and Color Worms allow you