Digital BW, The Print

Pierre, The folks at Adobe really pissed me off with their lack of
compatibility with LR and their other image products. I suppose it can't be
all things to all people but there are many aspects of LR image management
that really stink.  NON maximized PSD files will not import into LR either.
I also ran across some 325mb Tif files that were report to be too large.

 

I don't know of a search that you can do to identify Duotone, Tritone or
Quadtone files. LR will tell you when a file will not be imported but will
not allow you to copy or export that list so that you can trouble shoot the
list. Sure you could manually write them down and if there were only a few
that is work around but with thousands of image files and possibly hundreds
that don't flow into LR, you are left with the task of some other tracking
system. 

 

All Duotone, Tritone or Quadtone files need to be converted to RGB in PS.
The conversion will keep the color properties that you assigned them and
then can be read by RGB programs. 

 

Eric

 

 

Eric Neilsen Photography

4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9

Dallas, TX 75226

214-827-8301

http://ericneilsenphotography.com

 

Skype : ejprinter

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pierre
Archambault
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 8:44 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Importing 8 bit duotone images into Lightroom w/
PSCS2 compatibility enabled

 

Good morning Eric,

I recently purchased Lightroom and wanted to use it to allow me to navigate 
my library of images. This file in particular was process 2 years ago so I 
wasn't starting fresh from a raw file.

As far as my use of the PS duotone mode, it was based on what little 
experience I had at the time. I usually keep everything in 16 bit throughout

my workflow but in this case I noticed that I couldn't use the PS feature 
unless I when down to 8 bits and at the time I didn't know a better way to 
achieve this look.

Please feel free to suggest some work around that would enable me to see 
thes few files I have under Lightroom.

Thanks,
Pierre

>From: "Eric Neilsen Photo " <e.neilsen2@worldnet
<mailto:e.neilsen2%40worldnet.att.net> .att.net>
>Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>To: <DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Importing 8 bit duotone images into Lightroom w/ 
>PSCS2 compatibility enabled
>Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:44:08 -0500
>
>Pierre, My first questions is WHY? If you had a 16bit image Lightroom will
>be OK, color or B&W. While some may have a color for selenium, I view that
>as some trying to make platinum prints without platinum. If you just
>desaturate your 16 bit color image and then "save as" you 'll have an RGB
>file with no color, then add color, reddish, bluish, or whatever you do to
>make selenium. Or better yet, just take your RGB 16 bit file into Lightroom
>and do your color adjustments there.
>
>If you're really happy with the duotone color, convert it to RGB and then
>import that file into LR. This is another situation where Adobe doesn't
>support their own code.
>
>Eric Neilsen Photography
>4101 Commerce Street, Suite 9
>Dallas, TX 75226
>214-827-8301
>http://ericneilsenp <http://ericneilsenphotography.com> hotography.com
>Skype : ejprinter
>
>From: DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of caz
>Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:00 PM
>To: DigitalBlackandWhit
<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com>
eThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] Importing 8 bit duotone images into Lightroom w/ 
>PSCS2
>compatibility enabled
>
>Hello,
>
>I wonder if someone here might have stumbled upon a situation I am
>faced with and found a solution.
>
>In order to mimick a selenium toned image I converted a 16 bit color
>image into greyscale then down to 8 bit and finally into a duotone.
>
>I tried to import this image in Lightroon but it doesn't want to
>cooperate.
>
>I had similar issues on some images where I hadn't enabled
>compatibility mode but in this case I even saved it as a copy with
>compatibility mode enabled but still no joy.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Pierre

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