Highlight recovery

0:03 Highlight recovery · see the starting image
Use a RAW with a bright sky. This tool works on clipped sensor highlights.

0:08 Inspect the bright area more closely
Keep the same area and zoom for each reconstruction method.

0:14 Use inpaint opposed reconstruction
Neighbouring unclipped information guides the reconstruction.

0:22 Change the reconstruction threshold
A lower Clip threshold brings more bright pixels into reconstruction.

0:29 Compare clipping with reconstruction
Clip highlights limits the channels instead of reconstructing detail.

0:37 Try LCh reconstruction
Different methods can leave different colour and edge artifacts.

0:44 Reset to the photo’s starting settings
Reset restores this tool’s normal defaults, including settings changed before this comparison.

0:50 Explore the controls in the written tool reference
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