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Here’s how to use the Channel Mixer:

In the Layers palette, select the layer that you want to recolor.





Make sure that the composite color channel is selected in the Channels palette.





Apply the Channel Mixer command by using an adjustment layer. At the bottom of the Layers palette, click the Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer button and choose Channel Mixer from the menu.

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Apply the Channel Mixer command to the selected layer. Choose Image>Adjustments>Channel Mixer.


The Channel Mixer dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 54-3. Notice the Output Channel drop-down list at the top of the dialog box. This is where you select the channel that you want to modify. The sliders adjust the brightness of the grayscale image in each channel. Higher settings make a channel lighter and whiter; lower settings make a channel darker and blacker.




Figure 54-3: Use the sliders in the Channel Mixer dialog box to recolor an image.






Use the Output Channel drop-down list to select the channel that you want to adjust.





In the Source Channels area, use the sliders to adjust the blend of the channels and recolor the image to get the results that you need.

Notice that when one color channel (say, Red) is selected in the Output Channel drop-down list, that color is set to 100%, and the other two colors (for this example, Blue and Green) are set to 0%.





When you’re finished adjusting the color of your image, click OK to close the Channel Mixer dialog box and apply the color modifications.







Tip

You can also use the Channel Mixer to create fine grayscale images. With the Channel Mixer dialog box open, select the Monochrome check box to convert the image to grayscale. Then, use the sliders to adjust the amount of detail and contrast in the image.