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2008-01-30 by lou4photo
I just found out the owner of the Imaging Factory, maker of the fine Color-to-BW pro plug-in, along with others, is closing his doors due to personal reasons. Read about it on his site. http://www.theimagingfactory.com/ I've really enjoyed his conversion product in earlier versions of Photoshop and sung it's praises here on several occasions. Hate to see him go but wish him well on his future ventures. Lou Meluso
2008-01-31 by Peter De Smidt
I recently tried Magiclee Siena 250L Lustre paper with my R2400 with MIS K4 inks. Someone on this list pointed to an article where the author though highly of it. It's a very nice RC paper. I like it a little better than Epson professional semi-gloss. the Siena is not as glossy, and it has a very, very fine texture which I like. In addition, it's fairly inexpensive, and it's available at Shades of Paper. I print though a Print Fix Pro expert profile with the extended grays addition. Color and BW look very good, and I don't have the feed problems that I get with the thicker papers.
2008-01-31 by gerard thomas
Peter, I also have a box of this paper..I used it on my epson R220 for color prints...shades of paper is really a great store,they're cutuomer service is excellent. Last week I got a 1800 and wanted to do some b&w prints, Did you make your own profiles?,or do you know a source where I can get profiles for this paper.?? Thanks Mike
----- Original Message ----
From: Peter De Smidt <pdesmidt@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:51:16 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Magiclee Siena 250L Lustre paper
I recently tried Magiclee Siena 250L Lustre paper with my R2400 with MIS
K4 inks. Someone on this list pointed to an article where the author
though highly of it. It's a very nice RC paper. I like it a little
better than Epson professional semi-gloss. the Siena is not as glossy,
and it has a very, very fine texture which I like. In addition, it's
fairly inexpensive, and it's available at Shades of Paper. I print
though a Print Fix Pro expert profile with the extended grays addition.
Color and BW look very good, and I don't have the feed problems that I
get with the thicker papers.
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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]2008-01-31 by Peter De Smidt
Hi Mike, Yep, Shades of Paper is a great dealer. I built my own profiles using a Print Fix Pro. Regards, Peter gerard thomas wrote:
> Peter, > I also have a box of this paper..I used it on my epson R220 for color prints...shades of paper is really a great store,they're cutuomer service is excellent. > Last week I got a 1800 and wanted to do some b&w prints, > Did you make your own profiles?,or do you know a source where I can get profiles for this paper.?? > > Thanks > Mike > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Peter De Smidt <pdesmidt@...> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:51:16 PM > Subject: [Digital BW] Magiclee Siena 250L Lustre paper > > I recently tried Magiclee Siena 250L Lustre paper with my R2400 with MIS > K4 inks. Someone on this list pointed to an article where the author > though highly of it. It's a very nice RC paper. I like it a little > better than Epson professional semi-gloss. the Siena is not as glossy, > and it has a very, very fine texture which I like. In addition, it's > fairly inexpensive, and it's available at Shades of Paper. I print > though a Print Fix Pro expert profile with the extended grays addition. > Color and BW look very good, and I don't have the feed problems that I > get with the thicker papers. > > > > >
2008-02-01 by lund_sorensen
The Color-to-BW pro plug-in is a true little gem. I saw the message from Oscar Rysdyk a couple of months ago. Sent him a mail just to let him know I really appreciate what he have createt. Mind you, the software can still be downloaded and bought. Recommended. Kind Regards Niels --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lou4photo" <lmeluso@...> wrote: > > I just found out the owner of the Imaging Factory, maker of the fine > Color-to-BW pro plug-in, along with others, is closing his doors due > to personal reasons. Read about it on his site. > > http://www.theimagingfactory.com/ > > I've really enjoyed his conversion product in earlier versions of > Photoshop and sung it's praises here on several occasions. Hate to see
> him go but wish him well on his future ventures. > Lou Meluso >
2008-02-01 by Tony Wells
Another, free, converter programme can be found here http://www.optikvervelabs.com/ It is perhaps more suitable for amateur use however. This is what I use and can recommend it though, especially with the additional plug-ins. Tony Wells.
----- Original Message ----- From: "lund_sorensen" <nlun@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:11 PM Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The Imaging Factory Closing Shop The Color-to-BW pro plug-in is a true little gem. I saw the message from Oscar Rysdyk a couple of months ago. Sent him a mail just to let him know I really appreciate what he have createt. Mind you, the software can still be downloaded and bought. Recommended. Kind Regards Niels
2008-02-01 by Stephen Kobrin
I have used Convert to B&W for a while and really like it. You have a choice of a slider that takes you through the spectrum and/or setting the conversion one of a number of B&W films. The effect is shown in real time on the image. One thing I am curious about and want to try is whether it can be applied via layers. It would be nice to use different effects on different parts of the image. Steve --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Wells" <oaksfield@...> wrote: > > Another, free, converter programme can be found here > http://www.optikvervelabs.com/ It is perhaps more suitable for amateur use > however. This is what I use and can recommend it though, especially with the
> additional plug-ins. > > Tony Wells. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lund_sorensen" <nlun@...> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:11 PM > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The Imaging Factory Closing Shop > > > > The Color-to-BW pro plug-in is a true little gem. I saw the message > from Oscar Rysdyk a couple of months ago. Sent him a mail just to let > him know I really appreciate what he have createt. Mind you, the > software can still be downloaded and bought. Recommended. > > Kind Regards > > Niels >
2008-02-01 by Kip Babington
This is indeed sad news. Convert-BW was the software I have used from the beginning of my digital photography. In fact I did not covert from film until I found it - I have been a B&W photographer since the '60s and was not going to go digital until I was sure I could keep making monochrome images conveniently on a computer. As an old darkroom guy, Convert-BW was the most intuitive piece of digital photo software I could imagine. It's too good a product to just disappear. One hopes that someone with the technical skills needed to keep it going will pick up the reins and soldier on. Cheers, Kip lund_sorensen wrote: > > > The Color-to-BW pro plug-in is a true little gem. I saw the message > from Oscar Rysdyk a couple of months ago. Sent him a mail just to let > him know I really appreciate what he have createt. Mind you, the > software can still be downloaded and bought. Recommended. > > Kind Regards > > Niels > > > _._,___ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
2008-02-01 by Eric Neilsen
RealGrain can be used as layers. I'll need to look at Convert to B&W to see how it compares, but at some point we all move forward in a comfortable relationship. I found mine in RealGrain and the new CS3, LR controls. Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226 http://e.neilsen.home.att.net http://ericneilsenphotography.com Skype ejprinter _____
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Kobrin Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:51 AM To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The Imaging Factory Closing Shop I have used Convert to B&W for a while and really like it. You have a choice of a slider that takes you through the spectrum and/or setting the conversion one of a number of B&W films. The effect is shown in real time on the image. One thing I am curious about and want to try is whether it can be applied via layers. It would be nice to use different effects on different parts of the image. Steve --- In DigitalBlackandWhit <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> eThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Wells" <oaksfield@...> wrote: > > Another, free, converter programme can be found here > http://www.optikver <http://www.optikvervelabs.com/> velabs.com/ It is perhaps more suitable for amateur use > however. This is what I use and can recommend it though, especially with the > additional plug-ins. > > Tony Wells. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "lund_sorensen" <nlun@...> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhit <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> eThePrint@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 12:11 PM > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: The Imaging Factory Closing Shop > > > > The Color-to-BW pro plug-in is a true little gem. I saw the message > from Oscar Rysdyk a couple of months ago. Sent him a mail just to let > him know I really appreciate what he have createt. Mind you, the > software can still be downloaded and bought. Recommended. > > Kind Regards > > Niels > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]