Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Five:
When you click with this tool, you'll see
two circles appear: (1) a thinner one that
shows the area being fixed, and (2) a thicker
one that shows the clean area that the tool
is sampling from to make the repair. If your
background is pretty simple, like the one
shown here, this one-click-and-you're-done
method works pretty well, because Light-
room can find lots of open areas nearby.
But, if you don't like the place it sampled
from (you see an obvious change in tone or
texture), you can click-and-drag that thicker
sampling circle to a new spot, and as you
drag, you'll see the area inside the first
circle update live, so you can find a clean
spot that will work pretty quickly. Also, if
you think Lightroom will have a hard time
finding a clean area nearby, you can lead it
there—instead of just clicking once, click
over the spot, hold, and drag your cursor
to the area you'd like to have it sample
from. When you first start dragging, a line
connects both circles, and as you move
further away, an arrow appears that points
back to the area you're repairing.
Step Six:
To remove more spots , either click directly
over them, or if they're in trickier locations,
move the Spot Removal tool over the spot,
click, hold, and drag out your sampler, and
when you release the mouse button, the
fix is in! I used that trick from the previous
tutorial to make sure I didn't miss any
spots in my image. You can see all the
little repair circles here (I've really got
to get that sensor cleaned!).
TIP: Hiding the Circles
To hide all those circles , press
Q
, which
disengages the tool.
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