How do you take histogram settings from JPG and paste onto another JPG

[Guest]

I am trying to use the same RGB histogram from one image and paste onto the other. How would I do that?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What you mean by

use the same RGB histogram

?

Do you understand what a Histogram indicates?

[Guest]

I simply want to copy the settings of this histogram, and paste it, onto another. is that possible?

[Conrad C]

nacerpaul  wrote

I simply want to copy the settings of this histogram, and paste it, onto another. is that possible?

Maybe...but not using the histogram. The histogram only reports what it sees in the image, it doesn't affect anything. It's like a speedometer in a car: It doesn't change the car's speed, it only tells you how far it's going, and moving one car's speedometer reading to a second car does not make the second car go that fast.

To get what you want, try choosing Image > Adjustments > Match Color. It's designed to try and copy the appearance of another image. But it isn't perfect, so it might not work. More info:

Match colors: Match the color in different images  (Adobe Support)

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I simply want to copy the settings of this histogram, and paste it, onto another. is that possible?

What settings?

Once again: Do you understand what a Histogram indicates?

It's like a speedometer in a car: It doesn't change the car's speed, it only tells you how far it's going, and moving one car's speedometer reading to a second car does not make the second car go that fast.

Good comparison.

[Guest]

doesn't is spread out the pixels of the image, and the brightness value of an image?

so theres no way, i can get the Reds, Greens, Blues, ect... exactly the same onto another image?

[D Fosse]

It doesn't do anything; it shows.

A statistical chart of children born doesn't affect the population.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

so theres no way, i can get the Reds, Greens, Blues, ect... exactly the same onto another image?

It seems you don’t understand what the Histogram is – a representation of what is there (in an image, selected area, …), it is not a method of changing it.

That various Adjustment dialogs also display the Histogram might have confused the issue for you.

[Guest]

k, so, color matching option would be my best bet?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What is the actual target of this?

Why would you need the same number of pixels of specific R-, G- and B-values in two images?

[Guest]

oh, because by mistake, i deleted the raw images that had the color settings already applied. only saved the JPGs

[D Fosse]

But check out this neat little party trick: an image that is its own histogram. How's that for meta-art:

(an old classic. http://www.ironicsans.com/2007/10/reader_takes_histogram_idea_ev.html )