Photoshop

[kata eos]

Hello...just wondering if anyone could tell me what the Recovery slider does on photoshop elements...i've worked out everything else such as saturation,exposure,blacks etc.
thanks

 

[milster]

I'm no expert but I think it "recovers" finer detail that might be over/under exposed. That's what I make of it anyway, I'll find out what the experts say in a bit and be completely wrong probably

Or it might just be overexposed.....I'm not sure really.

 

[Suvv]

The Recovery slider allows you to recover overexposed or clipped highlights.
If your histogram is pushed up at the RH end and is clipped you can use the recovery slider to pull back some detail - as long as it is not overexposed too much
Have a quick read here: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...#v=onepage&q=recovery slider elements&f=false

 

[Smile Studio]

Was wondering that myself

 

[kata eos]

Thanks

 

[jon ryan]

Open a shot in RAW, and click on the Highlight Clipping Warning at top right of the page, above the histogram - it's a small triangle. If any part of the photo is blown, you'll see a red rash (push the Exposure slider to the right and some will appear if there isn't any already there). Now move the Recovery slider, and the red will reduce. This is pulling back the blown bits of the image. Obviously there is a limit as to how much you can do with this, but it's a useful tool.

The left side triangle, logically enough, highlights under-exposed bits of a shot, highlighting the dark areas in blue. You can boost the Exposure or use Fill Light to reduce this.