Image retouching tools
The retouching tools in the Develop module (Figure 4.82) can be used to retouch a photograph in Lightroom without actually editing the pixel data. When you work with the Spot Removal, Red Eye Correction, Adjustment Brush, or Graduated Filter tool, these actions are recorded as sets of instructions and the pixel image data in the original master file remains untouched. It is only when you choose to export a file as a TIFF, JPEG, or PSD, or carry out an “Edit in external editor” command, that the retouching work is physically applied to the exported image.
Figure 4.82. The retouching tools are all located just below the Histogram ...
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