Digital BW, The Print

> From: jsinger986 [mailto:jsphotos@...]
>
> Regarding the difference between levels and curves... aren't they
> doing exactly the
> same thing, just with different interfaces?  Additionally, curves
> gives you more
> flexibility than levels (although levels has some features curves
> doesn't)... but, the end
> result as far as the manipulation that is done to the image is
> identical.  So, one should
> not be "better" than the other WRT image degradation and grain.

I think you're correct. As far as I know, all Levels does is put a prettier
user interface on the underlying Curves engine. This makes it easier to do
certain very useful things, like adjust the color balance with an
eyedropper, but it can't do other things, like boosting contrast with an S
curve.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
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