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Re: [Digital BW] B&W Conversion Techniques

2008-01-23 by Mark Gilvey

Very interesting, I'll give it a try.

Mark


On Jan 23, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Roger wrote:

> Paul Grant wrote:
> >
> >
> > ...
> > My other preferred approach is to use the Channel mixer  
> adjustment layer.
> > Here I look at the Channels first.decide which channel provides  
> the best B/W
> > rendition for the subject manner.
> >
> > Often I use the Red for people/classic figure, Green for  
> Landscape etc.
> >
> >
>
> I use the channel mixer in CS2 and balance the color sliders to get  
> the
> eye appeal I want. It's possible to exceed [slightly] 100% in one  
> color
> and be negative in another to get what you want, but mostly you'll  
> find
> that you'll have the sliders at 80/25/15, eg, one color dominant  
> and the
> other two contributing.
>
> Roger
>
> 



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