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Curvemeister Quick Reference

These key combinations alter the effect of a left mouse click in the Image Window. For example, hold down the alt key, then click on an image point to create a sample point in the image window for the corresponding image point.

Key Combination
Result
alt
Creates a sample point at the point you clicked on
control
Pins to the clicked-on color in the image
shift
Creates a mark for the color that you clicked on in the image
alt +control
Sets the shadow at the point you clicked on
alt+control+shift
Sets the highlight at the point you clicked on
alt+shift
Sets a neutral point at the location you clicked on
control+shift
Pins the color that you clicked on in the image to a color that you choose usng the color picker

These keyboard shortcuts provide quick access to Curvemeister button and menu commands. For example, hold down the control key, then the O key to load a curve file. For a more detailed description of individual commands, see the description of the Image and Curve menus, as well as the Main Menu.

Key
none
control
control+alt
control+shift
alt
shift
0
  Zoom to fit image to window Zoom to 100 percent      
1, 2, 3, 4, or ~
  Show one channel.
~ shows all channels.
       
A
  Select all sample points         
C
  Copy the currently selected curve as text Copy the color of the selected sample, or of a list of selected samples Copy all the curves as text    
E
   Set Sample Create mode        
Key
none
control
control+alt
control+shift
alt
shift
F
  Load the previous curve        
H
Enter Hand mode          
I
  Invert the current curve. (experimental)        
N
  Enter Neutral mode.        
O
  Load the specified curve file   Load a curve from the Favorites folder Load the last curve from a previously curved image Load the last curve from a previously curved image
Key
none
control
control+alt
control+shift
alt
shift
P
  Pin Grid the currently selected curve   Pin Grid all of the curves    
R
Reset the currently selected curve       Reset all of the curves  
S
  Save curves to a file   Save curves to your Favorites folder    
V
  Paste to the currently selected curve        
W
  Start the color wizard        
Key
none
control
control+alt
control+shift
alt
shift
Z
Set Zoom mode Undo the last change to any curve or curves        
Back Space
        Undo the last change to any curve or curves  
Delete
Delete any selected sample points          
Insert
  Copy the currently selected curve       Paste to the currently selected curve
Tab
  Select the currently selected curve'a next control point   Select the currently selected curve'a previous control point    
Key
none
control
control+alt
control+shift
alt
shift
Arrow Keys
Move the selected curve point one unit in the specified direction         Move the selected curve point ten units in the specified direction
Space
Enter Hand mode while space is pressed Enter Zoom in mode while ctrl and space are pressed Enter Zoom out mode while ctrl, and, and space are pressed      
None
 

Left click on the image to create curve control points for the image color you clicked on.

Left click on the image to create a shadow point. Left click on the image to pin to a picker color. Left click on the image to create a sample point. Left click on the image to create a curve marker.

 



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