The "Channel Mixer" command lets you adjust an image by re-mixing its color channels. To use it efficiently, bear in mind the three sets of complementary colors: "Cyan - Red", "Magenta - Green", and "Yellow - Blue".
- In case the edited image is layered, select the uppermost layer.
- Open the "Color and Tone" dialog and apply the "Channel Mixer"
command.
- In the dialog box that opens, select the proper channel in the "Output Channel" drop menu. For example, to alter the blue-to-yellow ratio, you select the "Blue" channel.
- Try to adjust color with the "Source Channels" sliders, keeping your eye on "Total" percentage. For example, to fix a blue cast, you reduce this value; to remove yellow, you push it over 100%.
Once the "Color Balance" dialog is closed, your correction appears in the Layers panel as a separate layer.
However, you can't edit its settings on the Adjustments panel as we do it with the regular adjustment layers.
NB Using the Channel Mixer for B&W conversion explained here.
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