saturation

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I don't know what verson of photoshop your using but if you go to image-adjustment-hue / saturation or enhance-color / saturation-hue / saturation (depends on version) it will give you three bars to adjust hue, saturation, and light or dark. check the box that says preview and you'll be able to see how each bar affects your picture.

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  1. noun The act or process of saturating.
  2. noun The condition of being saturated.
  3. noun The condition of being full to or beyond satisfaction; satiety.
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  • At 67 percent oxygen saturation, the normal is about 97. —  Dr. Seyi Oyesola tours a hospital in Nigeria
  • I don't know what verson of photoshop your using but if you go to image-adjustment-hue / saturation or enhance-color / saturation-hue / saturation (depends on version) it will give you three bars to adjust hue, saturation, and light or dark. check the box that says preview and you'll be able to see how each bar affects your picture. —  [Help] Most Recent Posts
  • Colour saturation was also pleasing; the 95 IS gave a particular punch to greens and reds. —  CNET Australia
  • We're a week away from college basketball saturation, which is the best news I've got to offer today. —  Summit Daily News - Top Stories
  • Velvia pushes the contrast colours up substantially though the colour saturation was too strong in some situations. —  The Star Online: Technology
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  1. from French saturation = Spanish saturacion = Portuguese saturação = Italian saturazione, from Late Latin saturatio(n-,) a filling, saturating, from Latin saturare, fill, saturate: see saturate.
 

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/sætʃjuˈreɪʃən/
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