user12270: I'm using Lightworks as my main video editor (I use Blender occasionally), and use it to color grade too. I want to desaturate my shadows using either Lightworks or Blender, but I can't find that tool. Is it there, and if it's not, is it on something else I can use on my Linux system (not Resolve, needs very specific hardware i can't afford)? LUTs that do this are an option too!
Thnx ahead :)

user12270: In Lightworks, there's the selective color correction tool.
By moving the sliders like this you can select the shadows (luma slider) and desaturate them:

By  clicking "Reveal" you can see which parts of the image are going to be changed.
With much thanks to the guys at the Lightworks forum.
Source: Lightworks forum: Desaturate shadows

12270: <p>I'm using Lightworks as my main video editor (I use Blender occasionally), and use it to color grade too. I want to desaturate my shadows using either Lightworks or Blender, but I can't find that tool. Is it there, and if it's not, is it on something else I can use on my Linux system (not Resolve, needs very specific hardware i can't afford)? LUTs that do this are an option too!</p>

<p>Thnx ahead :)</p>
 12270: <p>In Lightworks, there's the selective color correction tool.
By moving the sliders like this you can select the shadows (luma slider) and desaturate them:
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yRyJt.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/yRyJt.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>By  clicking "Reveal" you can see which parts of the image are going to be changed.
With much thanks to the guys at the Lightworks forum.
Source: <a href="http://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&amp;func=view&amp;catid=7&amp;id=104681&amp;Itemid=81#104813" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Lightworks forum: Desaturate shadows</a></p>
