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09-02-2006, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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For B/W conversion, here is a method I picked up from one of the Russell Brown tutorials:
Add two hue/saturation layer masks. On the top one, turn saturation all way down. On the lower of the two, set it to Color blending mode. And it is in this lower one where you will do all your adjusting. For example, the hue slider takes you through the range of color-to-bw filters. The saturation slider affects the intensity. Using the drop down in the hue/saturation adjustment layer lets you target one color in the conversion. And using the range sliders at the bottom of the hue/saturation adjustment layer lets you adjust the range of color that is targeted. In many ways, this method is much easier and more powerful. Last edited by Andrew B.; 09-02-2006 at 04:32 PM. Reason: corrected mistake |
09-03-2006, 02:12 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like a most intriguing approach...will play with this...
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09-04-2006, 06:38 AM | #3 |
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Russsel Brown's method really is a lot of fun. The Color blend mode layer is acting like a traditional filter on the lens for a film camera. Expensive plugins often let you add a "filter" for B&W conversion and this mimics that very nicely.
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I usually find Russell's stuff quite useful...I'm hoping to have time to play with the approach this afternoon... Terrie |
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I supposed I should do a lot more experimentation on lots of images, but this first test hasn't persuaded me. Mode changing takes maybe two seconds (if you're a slow mouse mover). |
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You're not going to want to use a deep red or orange filter on a portrait, normally, but you would on a landscape, perhaps, especially if you needed to punch up a sky. In the case of portraits, you can delete all but the green channel and often have a satisfactory conversion, so if that's what you're doing, stick with mode conversion (takes 3 keys on my Mac, no mousing about it<G>) I have Russell, and several other B&W conversion methods, on speed dial. I'm currently enamored of one that uses Calculations. '-) But that's because I do this routinely with all types of subjects, either for the sake of creating a B&W or to use a B&W conversion layer in luminosity mode for super quick tonal adjustments. __________________ Cristen |
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Yeah, I could set it up as an action, I suppose, but I usually reserve action creation for long/multiple step procedures I'm doing lots of.
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But I don't run an action for a mode conversion. The 3 keystrokes are Ctrl+Cmd+G (or R, L, C). Set up in keyboard shortcuts. As a Windows user, I hate mousing in menus. I'm used to keyboard shortcuts being there through the Alt+ underlined characters. So I recreated my most used on the Mac with the Control key being the main helper. I think most of us wind up doing *something* akin to actions or keyboard shortcuts (or scripts for those capable) to speed things up in our primary software. It just gets SO repetitious we start looking for relief<G> __________________ Cristen |
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