Digital BW, The Print

I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
in  Photoshop.  I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them.  At
this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.

Any ideas?

Steve

Hello Steve,

>I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
>in  Photoshop.  I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
>before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
>the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them.  At
>this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
>Any ideas?

I'm not a great Photoshop expert but I don't think this is possible.

Regards,
Clayton


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Have you tried using duplicate images with each curve applied to see the
difference?

 

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Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Displaying multiple curves in PS

 

Hello Steve,

>I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
>in Photoshop. I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
>before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
>the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them. At
>this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
>Any ideas?

I'm not a great Photoshop expert but I don't think this is possible.

Regards,
Clayton

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HYPERLINK
"http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm"http://www.cjcom.-net/digiprnarts.-htm

 


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I have.  The problem is that you cannot select the duplicate while a
curve is open for the original and visa-versa.  Screen shots may be
the answer here.

Thanks.

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "LeeNWA"
<leenwa@...> wrote:
>
> Have you tried using duplicate images with each curve applied to see the
> difference?
> 
>  
> 
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Clayton
> Jones
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:24 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@...m
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Displaying multiple curves in PS
> 
>  
> 
> Hello Steve,
> 
> >I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
> >in Photoshop. I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
> >before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
> >the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them. At
> >this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
> >Any ideas?
> 
> I'm not a great Photoshop expert but I don't think this is possible.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at 
> HYPERLINK
>
"http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm"http://www.cjcom.-net/digiprnarts.-htm
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Try using Curves Adjustment Layers (Layer > New Adjustment Layer > curves).

You can have as many as you want or need and independently turn each on on or off.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin" <kobrins@...> 
wrote:

>
> I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
> in  Photoshop.  I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
> before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
> the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them.  At
> this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Steve
>

Steve,
  What you might consider is, with your image open,
make as many new curves layers as you need and then
load your saved curves. By turning each one on and off
you can see the difference each one makes. You could
also duplicate your image and load a different curve
into each one. Hope this helps!

Rollin

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin" 
<kobrins@...> wrote:
>
> I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
> in  Photoshop.  I have several of curves that I use to adjust 
contrast
> before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen 
at
> the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them.  
At
> this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Steve

As I read this post it appears that you just want to see each curve 
and be able to look at each one to see how the slopes compare. If 
that's right, you can screen capture each one as it is opened And then 
make a new file with each image of the curve on a single sheet.  I 
used a little free untility called Screenhunter to capture the curve 
dialogs
>I would like to attach a sample image to show you but I don't see 
that option?
Jack

Thanks to all who have  chipped in here.  I do want to compare the
slopes and it sounds like screen capture is the way to go.  I use a
utility called Easyscreen that works well.

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "jnhugo"
<jnhugo@...> wrote:

>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin" 
> <kobrins@> wrote:
> >
> > I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
> > in  Photoshop.  I have several of curves that I use to adjust 
> contrast
> > before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen 
> at
> > the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them.  
> At
> > this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> As I read this post it appears that you just want to see each curve 
> and be able to look at each one to see how the slopes compare. If 
> that's right, you can screen capture each one as it is opened And then 
> make a new file with each image of the curve on a single sheet.  I 
> used a little free untility called Screenhunter to capture the curve 
> dialogs
> >I would like to attach a sample image to show you but I don't see 
> that option?
> Jack
>

Steve, This is a simple feat with an action set that you can write for
yourself.  Some of the other suggestions get you close, but this sounds like
something that you'd like to do more than once or twice.  Make an action
that creates a new layer mask with curves that you use. The action could
even include make a copy from the current state. There could be a save
command if you need to go that far. 

 

You can go back to the image after the action has run and turn on and off
the layers to see. Alternatively within the action make a snap shot of the
image and then you'd only need to click between those version to see your
image. If you like what you see you could save a copy from that state and
print. 

 

Eric

 

 

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Kobrin
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 4:27 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Displaying multiple curves in PS

 

I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
in Photoshop. I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them. At
this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.

Any ideas?

Steve

 



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For each curve, display the curve in Photoshop and use a screen grabber (Grab in OS 10.4) 
to capture the curve and then save it as a tiff. After you've saved all you want to compare, 
open them all and put each in a different place on your monitor. In OS 10 a tiff will open in 
Preview when double clicked..

Hope that helps.

Michael
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Kobrin" <kobrins@...> 
wrote:

>
> I cannot fingure out how to display mulitple saved curves at one time
> in  Photoshop.  I have several of curves that I use to adjust contrast
> before printing and would like to be able to compare them on screen at
> the same time to get a visual sense of the differences among them.  At
> this point, I plot them on graph paper which seems silly.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Steve
>

Thanks Eric,

Steve--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Eric
Neilsen" <e.neilsen2@...> wrote:
>
> Steve, This is a simple feat with an action set that you can write for
> yourself.  Some of the other suggestions get you close, but this
sounds like
> something that you'd like to do more than once or twice.  Make an action
> that creates a new layer mask with curves that you use. The action could
> even include make a copy from the current state. There could be a save
> command if you need to go that far. 
> 
>  
> 
> You can go back to the image after the action has run and turn on
and off
> the layers to see. Alternatively within the action make a snap shot
of the
> image and then you'd only need to click between those version to see
your
> image. If you like what you see you could save a copy from that
state and

> print. 
> 
>  
> 
> Eric
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Eric Neilsen Photography
> 
> 4101 Commerce Street
> 
> Suite 9
> 
> Dallas, TX 75226
> 
> http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
> 
> http://ericneilsenphotography.com
> 
>