Digital BW, The Print

Hey that works pretty well. The photo I used was kind of dark and the  
3/4 tone on down blocked up but if you add some color to the color  
layer you get some nice control. I like the idea of converting to 16  
bit as well.

Mark


On Jan 24, 2008, at 4:43 PM, sparta_0321 wrote:

> This is one of my favored conversion techniques. Requires PS. Short
> tutorial at the end of article.
>
> http://www.designbyfire.com/?p=17
>
> Tai
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gilvey
> <mark@...> wrote:
> >
> > That is a great method Clayton. I didn't know I could adjust the
> > saturation to make a change. I thought I could only use the  
> lightness
> > part of the h/s adjustment. That is what I've been looking for.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 23, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Clayton Jones wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Mark,
> > >
> > > >I have played around with channel mixing but it has only been
> > > >"playing". Does anyone else have any thoughts on this?
> > >
> > > I use a combination of Hue/Sat layer and Channel Mix layer in CS.
> > > Here is the full technique I now use, which has evolved over  
> time. It
> > > gives a large amount of control without being too complex. First,
> > > change the file directly to Grayscale and save it with a different
> > > file name. This will provide a different version to compare with
> > > later. Then reopen the original color file and do the following  
> steps:
> > >
> > > 1) Create a Hue/Sat layer and save it without making any changes.
> > >
> > > 2) Create a Channel Mixer layer, check the Monochrome box,  
> leave the
> > > sliders at Red = 100, Green = 0, Blue = 0 and click OK to save.
> > >
> > > 3) Reopen the ChMx layer and change the sliders to these values:
> > > Red = 60, Green = 40, Blue = 0
> > >
> > > 4) Toggle the "Preview" check box to compare the 60/40 version  
> with
> > > the 100/Red version. Select the one you like the best as a  
> starting
> > > point, then move the sliders slightly to see if it can be  
> improved.
> > > The slider values should always total 100. Then click OK to  
> save the
> > > settings.
> > >
> > > 5) Open the Hue/Sat layer, change the "Edit" list to Reds, and  
> move
> > > the Saturation slider to see if the image can be improved. Then do
> > > the same for each color.
> > >
> > > 6) Then change the Edit list to Master and move the Hue slider  
> to see
> > > if the image can be improved. Then click OK to save the settings.
> > >
> > > 7) Flatten all the layers and convert the image to Grayscale mode.
> > >
> > > 8) Finally, compare this version with the straight grayscale  
> version
> > > to see which one you like the best. Sometimes I'm surprised.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Clayton
> > >
> > > Info on black and white digital printing at
> > > http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> > > I-Trak
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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