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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Levels destruction in adjustment layers?

2003-10-31 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: John Swain [mailto:john.swain@...]
>
> My workflow is now:
>
> - Convert to 8 bit
> - Adjust levels in Adjustment Layers
> - Flatten
> - Unsharp mask
> - Apply Roark Curves
> - Print
>
> This is producing the best prints I have ever made, but would be
> interested
> to know if I the above process could be further improved.  Sounds like
> Photoshop upgrade would help with 16bit adjustment layers.

You might try doing the adjustments before converting to 8-bit. This of
course precludes the use of adjustment layers (until your copy of PSCS
arrives), but in 16-bit mode, who cares?

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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