How does colour grading differ from split toning?

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Just watched a video where one of the guys at On1 uses colour grading to tweak images via solid colours applied with luminosity masks. Split toning is in effect applying solid colours to an image based on the tones in the image, so how is colour grading different?
 
Split toning is an effect.whereas colour grading is the adjustment of the image to produce a desired look. For example adjusting the tone curve to enhance an image, or just simply correcting the overall colour balance. Colour Grading is a term which I believe has been borrowed from the video industry. and refers to the colour correction process to get the required look or feel of the video/film . It may even go back to the early days of colour TV.
 
Chappers said:
Split toning is an effect.
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Which adjusts colours within the image. Colour grading is done in various ways. Splitting is one of them are, targeting the highlights and shadows.

You could also use a solid colour layer with different blending modes, you could use a LUT, you could use luminosity masking to selectivity adjust tones and colours. It's all classed as colour grading.
 
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Chappers said:
Split toning is an effect.whereas colour grading is the adjustment of the image to produce a desired look.
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I think you may need to explain why you perceive a difference between them - both appear to be effects generated in similar ways.
 
Split toning relates to toning one set of tones (highlighs) one colour hue, and toning anoter set (shadows) with another colour hue. It was originaly done in analogue (wet) processing using two stage toning.The first toner replaced the lighter sillver deposits with one colour, leaving some of the silver forming the darker tones to be replaced with the other.

Mostly, colour grading is used to match images in colour and "mood" especially in film work or sets of images.
 
Terrywoodenpic said:
Split toning relates to toning one set of tones (highlighs) one colour hue, and toning anoter set (shadows) with another colour hue. It was originaly done in analogue (wet) processing using two stage toning.The first toner replaced the lighter sillver deposits with one colour, leaving some of the silver forming the darker tones to be replaced with the other.

Mostly, colour grading is used to match images in colour and "mood" especially in film work or sets of images.
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As Terry said. Two different things/effects.

Split toning is adding a hue to the highlights of an image & another hue to the shadows.

Colour grading is adjustments of hue, saturation & luminance for each individual colour within the image.
 
LeeRatters said:
As Terry said. Two different things/effects.

Split toning is adding a hue to the highlights of an image & another hue to the shadows.

Colour grading is adjustments of hue, saturation & luminance for each individual colour within the image.
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Thank you - that makes more sense for it to be a distinct process.
 
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