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I have been given a tutorial on Luminosity Masking. The technique is used to bring out detail either in the image's highlights or in its shadows dependiing on how it's used.

You use the keyboard shortcut Crtl + Alt + ~ (Command + Option + ~ for the Mac) to select the highlights of the image. Inverting the mask selects the images shadow areas. A new layer is created with Crtl + J and its blend mode is set to Multiply (for highlights) or Screen (for shadows). The layers opacity control adjusts the effect.

My question for you gurus is what exactly does the Crtl + Alt + ~ shortcut do? I have been unable to find a definition in Adobe manuals, PS7 help, the PS7 Bible, etc.

BTW, the technique works fine.

[QUOTE="Al Kolka, post: 8321, member: 410"] I have been given a tutorial on [b][i]Luminosity Masking[/i][/b]. The technique is used to bring out detail either in the image's highlights or in its shadows dependiing on how it's used. You use the keyboard shortcut Crtl + Alt + ~ (Command + Option + ~ for the Mac) to select the highlights of the image. Inverting the mask selects the images shadow areas. A new layer is created with Crtl + J and its blend mode is set to Multiply (for highlights) or Screen (for shadows). The layers opacity control adjusts the effect. My question for you gurus is what exactly does the Crtl + Alt + ~ shortcut do? I have been unable to find a definition in Adobe manuals, PS7 help, the PS7 Bible, etc. BTW, the technique works fine. [/QUOTE]

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