Action: LAB>L overlay Duplicate first document Name: “Apply LAB to L in Overlay blend” Flatten Image Convert Mode To: Lab color mode With Flatten Image Size Width: 400 pixels Height: 300 pixels Interpolation: bicubic Canvas Size Width: 1204 pixels Horizontal: left Set Selection To: rectangle Top: 0 pixels Left: 0 pixels Bottom: 300 pixels Right: 400 pixels Copy Paste Anti-alias: none Select lightness channel Show a channel, b channel Apply Image With: calculation Source: a channel of merged layer Calculation: overlay With Preserve Transparency Select Lab channel Move current layer To: 402 pixels, 0 pixels Hide current layer Select Background Set Selection To: rectangle Top: 0 pixels Left: 0 pixels Bottom: 300 pixels Right: 400 pixels Copy Paste Anti-alias: none Select lightness channel Show a channel, b channel Apply Image With: calculation Source: b channel of merged layer Calculation: overlay With Preserve Transparency Select Lab channel Move current layer To: 804 pixels, 0 pixels Hide current layer Select Background Select lightness channel Show a channel, b channel Apply Image With: calculation Source: current channel of merged layer Calculation: overlay With Preserve Transparency Select Lab channel Show layer “Layer 1” Show layer “Layer 2” Flatten Image