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Grid is MindTheColor's central tool for direct color manipulation. Its polar grid represents color through movable vertices: the center corresponds to the neutral axis, chromatic intensity increases outward, and hue changes as you rotate around the center. Moving the vertices redefines the image's color mapping in real time.

Seven domains are available: HSP, HSL, HSB, CIELCh, OKLCh, JzCzHz and CAM16-UCS. The grid can use from 6 to 32 divisions. An integrated vectorscope overlays the image's chromatic distribution on the grid and, in the supported domains, adapts its representation to the selected domain.

New in MindTheColor 3. CIELCh, OKLCh, JzCzHz and CAM16-UCS join HSP, HSL and HSB. Also new are the integrated vectorscope, up to 32 divisions, multiple vertex selection, different canvas sizes and real-time updating.

SL Grid slices the color cylinder along an axis and displays it head-on. The complementary hue sits on the left, the neutral axis in the center, and the reference hue on the right. The vertical axis represents the tonal or luminous component of the selected domain, from black at the bottom to white at the top.

Every vertex is a control point. You can, for example, desaturate only the dark areas of a hue without affecting the midtones, or darken highly chromatic areas while leaving colors closer to neutral untouched. The adjustment extends progressively into neighboring hues, avoiding hard transitions. SL Grid also includes a vectorscope that adapts to the selected domain.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. SL Grid was introduced in version 3.

CurveM defines a color transformation through three pairs of colors, organized across highlights, midtones and shadows, and automatically translates them into a native Photoshop RGB Curves adjustment. For each pair, you choose the starting color and the color you want to obtain, and CurveM calculates the required transformation.

It can also be used for color matching: sample three colors from the image to be corrected and their corresponding targets from a reference image or a palette. Instead of manually building individual RGB channel curves, you work directly with Hue, Saturation and Brightness.

New in MindTheColor 3. The CurveM layer can update in real time while the sliders are adjusted.

Mask Builder creates color masks by combining qualifiers from different color domains. You can, for example, select a hue in HSV, restrict the result to a lightness range in CIELCh or OKLCh, and then subtract a specific RGB component.

Six domains are available: HSV, HSL, HSP, RGB, CIELCh and OKLCh. Each qualifier can be added, subtracted or intersected with the existing mask. The Soft control adjusts the transition at the edges. The result can be loaded as an active selection or saved as an alpha channel.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. Mask Builder was introduced in version 3.

Cinema Engine is a film-emulation engine inspired by the photochemical chain of analog cinema. It does not simply apply a predefined look: it makes individually controllable stages inspired by negative processing, printer lights, split grading, tone mapping and print-film characterization.

The panel manages around seventy parameters, all updated in real time. Sections include Color Space, Negative Processing, Printer Lights, Split Grade, Selective Color, Tone Mapping, Print Stock and Perceptual Matrix Mixer. The result is written to a dedicated Color Lookup layer, and all parameters are stored in the layer metadata so the work can be reopened and continued later.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. Cinema Engine was introduced in version 3.

CurveG builds native Photoshop curves through parameters inspired by film tonal response. Contrast, Toe, Shoulder, Latitude, Tilt, Black, White, Mid Push and Blend let you shape the entire contrast response parametrically and in real time, without manually repositioning curve points.

With RGB Curves enabled, the tonal curve becomes three separate Red, Green and Blue curves and incorporates the color biases defined in the Color Zones for highlights, midtones and shadows. The relationship is bidirectional: after building the color, you can return to contrast, toe, shoulder or latitude and the chromatic distribution adapts to the new tonal shape. Likewise, changing the Color Zones recalculates the RGB curves while preserving their relationship with the contrast.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. CurveG was introduced in version 3.

B&W Mixer converts the image to black and white using curves rather than simple sliders. Each of the seven color zones R, O, Y, G, C, B and M has its own complete lightness curve. A Neutral zone handles low-chroma colors, while a Global curve acts as the final master control.

The tool works in OKLCh, analyzing lightness, chroma and hue. The Range control, from ±10° to ±60°, determines how far each zone extends into neighboring hues. With B&W disabled, the same curves can adjust lightness while preserving color. The Toning module can also apply uniform coloring or split toning.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. B&W Mixer was introduced in version 3 and is built on the OKLCh domain.

Scopes is MindTheColor's color-analysis system. It includes Vectorscope, Waveform RGB, Parade, WaveformL, LCHscope and LABscope. The Vectorscope can operate in HSV or Y′CbCr, while WaveformL reads CIELAB L* lightness directly, adding perceptual-domain analysis alongside traditional RGB views.

The six tools can be arranged in Single, Dual H, Dual V and Wall layouts. In multi-scope layouts, each cell has its own Live control, so one reading can be frozen while the others continue updating. In Single view, the Vectorscope can also display the image's percentage distribution across eight color categories.

New in MindTheColor 3. Four layouts, independent Live controls, persistent settings, skin tone lines in LCHscope and LABscope, and the Vectorscope Color % panel. The Vectorscope Skin Line also includes a Profile mode that automatically adapts the skin reference to the document's color profile.

Gamut 3D is a three-dimensional color-analysis tool. It displays the chromatic volume of the document profile in CIELAB and compares it with an ICC or ICM profile installed on the system. Image pixels can be projected into the same space as colored points, showing where they sit in relation to the limits of the profiles.

It is designed for photography, prepress, printing and color control. The comparison helps reveal how much of the available gamut the image actually uses and which areas may become critical when moving to a smaller destination gamut. When profile data is available, Gamut 3D builds the volume from the actual installed profile rather than using a generic shape.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. Gamut 3D introduces real ICC and ICM profile reading, volume comparison, pixel scatter, Live updating and dedicated handling for compatible RGB, CMYK and Gray profiles.

Halation simulates two different phenomena. Halation recalls the halo that can form in film when intense light passes through the emulsion, reflects near the film base and re-enters the sensitive layers. In color film this halo is often warm. Glow, or optical bloom, instead comes from light diffusion and internal reflections in the optical system, producing a softer and generally more neutral veil.

The two sections provide dedicated controls for color, intensity and diffusion. Halation is generated around highlights rather than directly covering their center, which remains clean, while shadows are protected during the blend.

New tool in MindTheColor 3. Halation was introduced in version 3 as a standalone tool.