Photoshop's Color Balance is a SCAM!

[@PiXimperfect]

► IMPORTANT: Hey guys! I hope you are doing amazing :) I have a small request; please watch the video till the end so that you don't miss out on the incredible simplicity and benefits of Color Balance. I understand that some of us like to watch the video halfway and jump to a conclusion, which might not be ideal. I'd be grateful if you could please allow me to make an unbiased demonstration simply by watching the entire video. Lots of love! Thank you.

[@ankushjoy4322]

You are awesome ❤❤

[@zeebalochgraphy1754]

sir we need premenent face edit using mixer brush

[@helmort]

Honestly I think colour balance is very used because more intuitive than curves so adobe let it in their softwares

[@magdouly]

keep it up bro

[@kashifqaiser]

The thing which we can do with color balance in a second, you want us to do with the curves in half an hour?

[@PrakyathHegdeK]

He has mastered the PS so well that he knows the tools beyond its actual usage.

[@Sr_Hirwani]

Yes bro

[@krishnachaitanya9024]

Bro he literally knows way more than Photoshop developers.

[@devilichus]

He acknowledged so much that now he is speaking directly with the souls of the tools. lol.

[@jospherkanna]

every single time unmesh says "it's gonna blow your mind." i get up and set my popcorn for the show.

[@agnihotri9116]

@@colinsouthern good, remain tame and dispassionate.

[@parmeshwardeepnarayansingh6381]

I am hungry

[@md.ahasunhabibmojumder9074]

I think, if Unmesh is given enough time, he will solve the pandemic with CURVES. 😁

[@bikashmagar2360]

😂😂

[@MiSaLiAnW]

this would be a very calming scenario

[@VanfireOfficial]

You are definitely right. And he might replace face mask with layer mask.

[@CLOSERBDZ]

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@philipculbertson55]

Ha! so funny.

[@ultranova3315]

Photoshop: Unmesh make a video on colour balance Unmesh: *proceeds to prove colour balance is a scam*

[@michaelbiwenka2572]

PiXimperfect in 2077: Everything that can be done with any tool can be done with curves.

[@abhijeetpatel6539]

Girl: How do i get more dates? Unmesh: It's pretty simple, just use your curves!

[@whothewho82]

This is pure gold

[@story6420]

🤣😂 master of curve

[@mynamemysurname7806]

Curves is a more verstile and powerful tool of course but in this case you have to spent a lot of time to reach the same result using Color Balance, and if u make a complex variation of tones, Color Balance is the best choice (if you don't have time to spent)

[@AliDicaprio]

Now every tool in the photoshop they got scared from Unmesh 😂

[@Ben-pl8ci]

Except curves 😂😂

[@AliDicaprio]

@@Ben-pl8ci exactly 😂

[@1-minutesanimation853]

Back in the magical world of piximperfect

[@lowrivera]

The World of Curves!

[@ErickMark]

Now teach us how to use curves to declare our taxes!

[@rylvestersolon4854]

The next upload would be like: every adjustments and sliders in photoshop is just a lie for all of it can be done by curves

[@andremanoel8366]

The same way you can peel a potato with a knife but we choose to use peelers haha The good thing about photoshop is that you can achieve the same results with different tools.

[@afnanid45]

Unmesh: I think color balance is a scam, I want you guys to disagree with me me: I don't have enough knowledge, I can only agree with you, that's it.

[@LasiruMaheerathna]

This guy literally deserves every subscriber.

[@veevee23]

Hi Unmesh, I could watch your videos all day. Thank you for sharing all those knowledges

[@yuctseng]

Every adjustments are Kind of of presets that made by curve!

[@olvrodri]

Every video a masterclass.

[@hieronymousse]

Thank you for (yet another) very insightful tutorial video. As a PS user of twenty-eight years, I agree that Levels and Color Balance (and Brightness/Contrast) are handy tools when starting out in Photoshop, but Curves are the one-stop-shop which allows you to tweak Color Cast/ Grading, Exposure and Contrast all at the same time.

[@Lez325]

I fail to see why so many viewers gave a Thumbs down to this Video - Keep up the great work Unmesh, you are a star :)

[@numbersix9468]

probably shills for Big Color Balance

[@mrmeowpuss]

I've always used Color Balance and probably still will for its simplicity

[@fantasmica]

Oh Unmesh, I so much love watching your videos. Doesn't matter how well I know photoshop! Your style of talking to us is so cool and kind I find myself watching everything you post even if I already knew it all. Keep up the wonderful work you're doing, keep being a wonderful person you are and stay great! Much love from Poland!! PS. Curves are the best!

[@subhadip.flixcanvas]

Amazing video as always. I wonder, instead of messing with the RGB Curves, if changing the Blend Mode of the Curves Layer to Color will have a similar effect like Preserve Luminosity?

[@sankalpajoshi007]

To preserve luminosity instead of compensating with taking down the RGB channel curve, I think we can change blend mode to color 😁

[@ViewOf]

*colors

[@sankalpajoshi007]

@@ViewOf yup right! My bad 😛😂

[@user-xc7jm2xd9d]

It's different - test it. Color Balance's Preserve Luminosity is shifting the RGB by some calculation. It is a confusing label for sure.

[@ramyahmed787]

Thanks Unmesh You are 🌟 I learned a lot of things from you Thanks again

[@TimurKaramov]

I noticed that Photoshop on IPAD has significantly less features that a normal Photoshop. But something tells me that effects of the some missing tools can be achieved in the Mobile Version as well. I would appreciate if you could make this video as well. As Ipad version is very convenient to use especially if you do not want to turn the big PC on.

[@the_slidemaster]

You are very in detail.. 👏 Awesome..

[@bapure123]

He uses Photoshop on a different level. Thanks man !!

[@floridehounkpatin2110]

Hi please can you make a video on how to edit dark skin colour? And remove all acne and dark dot. I love your videos I am learning so much.

[@ezergallery5643]

Check out prince meyson

[@aabirchakravorty]

They are already there. You should watch all the skin retouch videos by Unmesh you'll get the idea on where to apply which technique.

[@RaymondReise]

he has videos on that topic as well, it`s called skin retouch by frecuency separation

[@floridehounkpatin2110]

@@aabirchakravorty ok thanks I will check it

[@floridehounkpatin2110]

@@RaymondReise thank you so much

[@corporatecrew7127]

Can't tell about others but your all videos blows my mind sky high. Not only this one.

[@rafiulislam31]

At 1st he has shown that curves can do everything levels adjustment does. Now color balance. Unmesh has finally decided to show the alternative solution of each adjustment with curves. In future there won't be any other adjustments except curves.

[@beautifullydifferen1]

Unmesh, Can you do a video on how to use Photoshop on the Ipad?

[@chlls]

i tried something like this comparing Lr HSL panel and Ps Selective Color adjustment layer, with lots of surprise. I created a scale of the base 3 primary colors, and also the 8 main colors of Lightroom HSL panel (red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, pink) with solid color HSB values hue-shifted from 0 to 360 degrees equally (+45 degrees increment, got different colors than Lr HSL), also not equally just like a color wheel, also variations with not 100% saturation and 100% brightness. Then I applied Selective Color adjustment layer on top of this color spectrum - turned out it has very surprising inconsistencies. Also, Hue/Saturation adjustment layer is not consistent: saturation and luminosity will alter different color ranges differently, not the same extent you would expect. Unmesh, I would love to see a video on this too!

[@stillremain.artwork]

Just leaving a comment to support Unmesh, thanks for teaching so much to everyone

[@wilismatrix9847]

I never used this filter and don't see any usability for it, and now you prove it !

[@southpaww]

I think it's also important to note you only achieved the same look by reverse engineering the color balance layer. Without the CB adjustment, you'd have to have a masterful understanding of tones on the histogram to get the same color adjustment via curves. You can't use points on the curve from one image on another as a template because lights and darks will be distributed differently image to image. imo. That said, I still bow to your wisdom - I'm a self-proclaimed PS jedi, but you're Yoda w/ 900 year's experience under your belt.

[@sayorchatterjee]

But Unmesh photographers like us who has a very hectic schedule and need faster way to edit, setting up curve points to match the colour balance effect is pretty darn hectic you need to show us some faster methods

[@bellatrixguerra]

Unmesh is so smart. Clickbait title but quality content. Thank you for always demystifying Photoshop tools for us.

[@syydibadd]

The point that you can fit any music in PiXimperfect's intro

[@gauravgholap6838]

Hey Unmesh, it is not about two features with same function.....it is about user experience...curves needs more clicks and drags compare to color balance ❤️

[@ikaabuladze6510]

Basically Color balance adjustment layer is simpler version of curves like levels

[@HaroldChristner]

This video is excellent! It's also old, as are the other vids you've made about useless Adobe tools in Photoshop. I'm wondering if you've since made a video that just shows the essential tools so people won't waste their time with the useless ones?

[@MaiaShorts]

Your sound quality is awesome 🤩

[@Magamonair]

It might be redundant with your conclusion but here's my take on this subject: The easy manipulation that uses curves needs the color balance to have been applied before hand to be "easy" (or you have to make presets). Otherwise the manipulation requires you moving around several points of the curve to obtain the color balance that you need. So overall, still useful in my opinion as it saves quite the time. If you then want to make sure you're targetting certain areas you can always use "blend if" or a luminosity masking tool.

[@waynelytton7517]

When I was teaching Photoshop I always told my students that doing things in Photoshop was like taking a trip from New York to Miami. There's many ways to go ,one can fly, go by train, drive, take a horse or walk. One just had to choose the one that was the best and most efficient for them.The same with Photoshop. My personal opinion is Photoshop offers too many options some of which are absolutely awful, and others nowhere as efficient. Since I was a conventional Photographic Lab Technician LONG before Photoshop was even conceived in the mind of it's inventors, I understood curves because of quality control; therefore Curves was an easy option for me, who knew that, in my opinion it's also the best and most efficient.

[@dylanmolinasolis9006]

Your videos always are amazing!

[@s.vancourt9541]

I learned to use color balance decades ago in a darkroom, printing color portraits from film. It's much more intuitive to me because of my background.

[@truefilm6991]

Awesome video! You confirmed what I suspected long ago. Color balance is not calibrated how it should be, to put it mildly. So I'll use curves instead. Thanks, as always, for sharing your skills and knowledge.

[@devilichus]

Great video man. By the way people who are enthusiastic about in sound production loves to tweek with Parametric EQ's (they are the Curvy and more detailed ones) by that, Why photographers or painters doesn't prefer curves I couldn't understand. It is the Equalizer for nearly all the parameters.

[@madlove2339]

One of the top-notch instructors.

[@wassupdoc7742]

I've never missed a video from 2018 !

[@amgpoint1291]

Nice... I also like doing creative thing with photos...

[@65rider]

Absolutely Great ! The way you deconstruct the science and logic of the tools, and share with simplicity and objectivity, is a must ! Congrats, thank you and keep your astonishing work !

[@satyabratalalla]

This called True Love. Your love for Curves makes this happen

[@nicholastimblin347]

Definitely appreciate this video. The results differ if you check the Preserve Luminosity button, but I'm sure you've already noticed that.

[@ziroziid]

Help! I'm color blind. I would love a feature/plugin like vectorscope in Photoshop/Lightroom. I use it all the time on premiere and After Effects. A completely colorblind person could set off a very good starting point for skin tones and white balance by just looking at the graphs. regular histogram isn't accurate enough for me 😣

[@aquilinorodrigo]

I think you can change it in your laptop/pc settings. So not only for PS, bus for your whole pc!

[@experimento6262]

Feature*

[@ziroziid]

I couldn't trust my eyes, i need an indicator or something like that.

[@ziroziid]

One really useful feature of the vectorscope is the often used ‘Skin Tone Line’. This is the line on the scope between the Red and the Yellow sections... see more details about the vectorscope on the internet please.

[@MAHStudioHangouts]

I totally get this and indeed a similar thing could be said about levels (you have a video on this too) as there is nothing in levels that cant be done in curves... good video. I don't dig the title though as it is hardly a scam though!

[@lauraridolfo35]

Can you please tell me what mic phone you use

[@aravindraju9333]

Such a hard worker and composed like BUDHA💯💫

[@balloonyvideos]

Thanks for that clarification that it's the relationship between color balance and curves you wanted us to see, not that Adobe was ripping us off and taking our money 😆. Fewer clicks means a faster, easier workflow, and that, as you know, was their intention with color balance 😉.

[@RichardToonkel]

Nice. I use that curve trick alot. I also stopped using Levels. Curves rules. Thanks

[@ROQ_75]

@PiXimperfect what digital tablet do you recommend? pls

[@trance697]

Great video for understasting!! Not just typical tutorial!!

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

This was great Immediately. I had always defaulted to using color balance. Great Tutorial!

[@Gaunc3R]

Keep up the great content and research you bring to the community. Thank you and Cheers!

[@dollareurostar7049]

I have an older version of photoshop and I don't have this "camera raw filter". However I belive that ALL adjustments may be adjsted just by using the "CURVES" adjustment. Using the curves you can adjust: brightness, darkness, make monochrome image, and also make it negative. LIKE YOU SAID- CURVES ARE COMPLETE EQUALIZER. But how do you adjust the temperature, shadows, whites, blacks, dehaze and many other adjustments at the "camera raw filter" ? Also can you make a video where all adjustments could be adjusted with the cuves adjustment if you don't have such a video yet?

[@milesmatic2872]

Love your take on the photoshop features!

[@NathalieAnnoye]

Thank you so much Unmesh, you have demonstrated what I understood, different tools to achieve the same result. But I thought there was a reason for that, like more finesse or precision depending on the tool used. And that suits me fine because I don't like using colour curves, I prefer the colour balance method, which are simpler for me. I just use curves for adjusting brightness, shadows or to make a matte effect

[@ighypno]

Hello. Your brush cursor has two circles. but I can't find the option for it. how can I make my brush cursor also have two circles?

[@kendrickcontent]

Did photoshop get rid of the extensions tab? I was using beautify panel but when I updated to the lastest photoshop it went away.. and I cant add it back because I dont see the extensions under windows dropdown menu.

[@fil1802]

Unmesh...I have a question please. Has the "scaling" tool for images & text changed recently? I thought you could now simply go to the corner of the "CTRL/T box and drag to keep the scale the same? I have to press the SHIFT key to keep images & text scaled up or down...(have I changed a setting without knowing it?) Please advise...thank you. Phil

[@jpmissdeNice]

Great video as usual. What if if you turn the curve layer's blending mode to Colors to match the Preserve Luminosity fonction instead of decreasing the RGB curve? Does it work?

[@AmrMohsen-gx4js]

in color balance in reds against cyan it doesn't tell you we boosting the reds but we balancing colors between something and something else in the mid tones range for example. i guess its a tool with a good recipe that work for some people easier and faster than curves and to be honest it was easier to reach certain looks with it that with curves or levels etc

[@dgr.visuals]

Hi Unmesh, I truly hope you'll read this because I fell like you can help with a problem many people have. When I do an edit with photoshop, I export it, put it on my phone and surprise, everything has changed. How can I make sure that when I export an edit, it will look the same on my computer and on my smartphone? Thanks a lot!

[@dgr.visuals]

@Digga Diggson Hey, thanks for your answer! I will look into that!

[@mdirshad3781]

Omg it's absolutely blow my mind to understand it! Please sir make adobe illustrator tutorials please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@nahsnter2867]

The curves adjustment layer could also be set to the blending mode luminosity to preserve its luminosity, right?

[@ammaralammouri1270]

So this how PhD in Photoshop feels like 😘😘

[@aleksandarratkovic3602]

Now, here's good ol' Piximperfect, in all its glory! Thank you, man!

[@Nija122]

Which pc u use

[@OdraMH]

Saw the whole thing, always amazed at the quality of your explanations. I always looked at the old tools as stepping stones, after they are used often one becomes aware of their limitations and the desire to evolve becomes stronger and stronger, which is were we research and learn how to harness other options such as the first time we leave the comfort of Brightness/Contrast to explore Levels and it made us feel amazed.

[@artandscience3863]

Your videos are excellent and don't need the cheap clickbait titles. Keep up the good work! :-)

[@HASpicer]

Thank you for your educational videos. Also, your shirt is cool.

[@juanjosealpanes5116]

hi, why did you stop using mac os?

[@LucasPitcher13]

So, just like Levels, the use of colour balance is mainly a choice about which tool is easiest for you to use for any given job. How much of the difference when you were looking at highlights was just down to clipping? Would preserve luminosity have given different results at that point? ...off to check for myself!

[@LucasPitcher13]

A quick test showed that adding 'preserve luminosity' with the highlights adjusted with colour balance did indeed reduce the clipping effect, making the curves layer better approximate teh clolour balance layer without needing adjust the opacity. Tested - For Science!

[@AzogDefilerFromMordor]

Hi Unmesh, I have a question. My photos from camera show in properties 96 dpi. Once I open them in Photoshop and do nothing to them only save them right away as either jpeg ot TIFF they will have only 72 dpi shown in properties. Looked in right click on image - properties - detail. I did not really find and answer on internet. Why would Photoshop decrease the quality of an image?

[@virtualimageproductions4583]

You are a genius Unmesh

[@cornelisvanbrussel3186]

Awesome video with great explanation!

[@Heiko_K]

a very interesting video. I think it´s amazing to know about the "mechanics behind" stuff. Color theory and how it is implemented and how it is calibrated is a fascinating thing (just as I´m fascinated by mathemtaics and how it - even when it sounds complicated, allways has a very simple premise). thank you and keep up the good workd!

[@FredsChannelOne]

Dear PiXimperfect I Have a start Error problem with Photoshop 2021 (version ) the apllication is unable to start and produces a message to start. PLEASE CAN YOU HELP ..

[@DarthVikta]

How do you adjust cyan / magenta / yellow via curves if "anything, that can be done with colour balance, can be done with curves"?

[@gyldean]

Just like you do with color balance: to increase cyan = decrease red; to increase magenta = decrease green; to increase yellow = decrease blue.

[@DarthVikta]

@@gyldean Thank you :)

[@PAFECAFE]

amazing unmesh , :) happy new persian year to all. happy nowrooz

[@jpdj2715]

Brilliant explanation, Unmesh. To the Mudbricks my question now is, do you think you spent my subscription money wisely in offering the same concept in two completely different user interface parts? Each with their coding and maintenance?

[@gajananrao6718]

Hi Unmesh. How about some tips on photographing and editing food. So many people posting food pics these days ...

[@canonographer_7556]

You are absolutely a Curve lover 😂🙌 We Know that ❤️

[@gusmanfreeman]

So is there an adjustment level or a maybe a tool in camera raw that can target separately highlights, midtones and shadows for color adjustment?

[@TomWindeknecht]

I really like how you analyze features and tools in PS! Thank you for sharing.

[@thorstenpenz1400]

Another great tutorial, thanks a lot.

[@primebeymaster]

I thinks Unmesh should make Photoshop Software.

[@LetsPracticeTogetherLPT]

Sir I have a request that can you please share the intro music.. I shall be very grateful to you. Thanks

[@youssefjawhari1441]

Amazing Work Very Smart 🖤