BraveCLHow to compare selective color edits in Split on Mac
Sample a color from your photo, keep it vivid against monochrome, then use Split to compare the original and edited image.
- What you'll achieve
- You will have a selective-color edit with the chosen accent preserved and a Split view that shows the original above the edited result.
- What you need
- A photo you want to edit in Selective Color Photo FX.
Selective Color Photo FX lets you keep a chosen color family visible while the rest of the photo turns monochrome. This guide uses the app's Split comparison so you can inspect the original and result together before you finish.
1.Open a photo to edit
Open the photo you want to edit. It appears on the main canvas with a color family ready in the inspector.
Selective Color Photo FX with the couple photo open and a red color family selected in the inspector 2.Sample the color you want to keep
In Colors, click Sample from Photo, then click the color in the image you want to keep. The selected color family updates to the sampled hue.
The couple photo with Sample from Photo active and the eyedropper cursor over the image 3.Switch the comparison to Split
Switch comparison to Split. The canvas shows Original above and Result below with a horizontal divider.
Split comparison showing the original photo above and the selective-color result below 4.Zoom in to inspect the result
Zoom in once to inspect the comparison more closely. The Split divider stays visible while the photo fills more of the canvas.
Zoomed Split comparison of the original color photo and the monochrome result with retained accents
Tips
Use Split before saving to compare the same area of the original and result at once.
Zoom in after switching to Split when you want to inspect small retained-color details.
