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Subject: [Leica] B&W Conversion options - Examples
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sat May 13 17:55:35 2006
References: <JKEFJPKMBLFPGPCDLJJPIEIKICAA.evegir@reachone.com> <44665673.5090109@gmx.de> <774AF884-7C18-4D30-A15C-77C5354C44EF@pandora.be>

Hello Philippe,
I'm sure I could, but I think , at least as a first step,it's better to 
show what the software does on its own without my intervention.
Thanks for taking a look
Douglas

Philippe Orlent wrote:

> Hi Douglas,
> I think you can get more out of these conversion wise.
> Thanks for showing,
> Philippe
>
>
> Op 13-mei-06, om 23:58 heeft Douglas Sharp het volgende geschreven:
>
>> Hello all,
>> proof of steamed desserts through ingestion :-)
>>
>> Recent canal walk:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3893_copy_1    
>> Shadows on the bridge
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3893_edited_1   
>> converted
>> and
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3894_copy   
>> Watching the boats go by
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/New-Old-Pictures/ 
>> MG_3894_edited_1_copy   Conversion
>>
>> BW Conversion plugin from photo-plugins - without shifting the  
>> sliders, film type selected as APX
>>
>> cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>> Eve Girard wrote:
>>
>>> AND . . . my teeth don't fold back . . .
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lug-bounces+evegir=reachone.com@leica-users.org
>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+evegir=reachone.com@leica-users.org]On Behalf  
>>> Of Douglas
>>> Sharp
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 8:11 AM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W Conversion options
>>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>> I tried two - rgb2gray and BW converter (photoplugins), both are  free,
>>> both work very well but the interface for rgb2grey is a bit primitive
>>> and tiny.
>>> With BW converter you get the option of filtering in red yellow blue
>>> green cyan and magenta channels + gamma correction + 5 film type  
>>> presets
>>> 2 prestes for photoshop and linear filtering,
>>> a grain control, color filtering and a toner control, you can also  
>>> save
>>> your preferences (if you find any). The display is zoomable and a  left
>>> mouse click is used to switch between BW and colour.
>>> Disadvantages: it only works on 8-bit and only in Gatesware (not on a
>>> Granny Smith machine)
>>> Find it at www.photo-plugins.com (their other stuff is good too - and
>>> just as free)
>>>
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>> bob palmieri wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Folks -
>>>>
>>>> Shot some shots of the immigration rally here in Chicago last week;
>>>> here's a coupla samples:
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/immigration-rally-05-06/ 
>>>> check_yourself_65
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/immigration-rally-05-06/ 
>>>> none_illegal_63
>>>>
>>>> Liked the color thing, but decided to try to convert to B&W.  I  think
>>>> maybe in the case of the first one I might need the color to  
>>>> establish
>>>> contrast in the light as shot, but I was wondering about these
>>>> dedicated "convert to B&W" tools.  Do they do more than an artful
>>>> application of channel mixer & curves? If so, which tools really  work
>>>> for you? If not, do some of you have favorite ratios & shapes for  the
>>>> manual method?
>>>>
>>>> I promise I'll search the archives since I've been out of touch with
>>>> this list for awhile but since this sort of thing seems like an
>>>> ever-changing game I thought I'd throw this out there.
>>>>
>>>> I'm also interested in knowing how people feel about the use of  color
>>>> vs B&W for documentary-style snapping in general, although I suppose
>>>> it really depends on the individual image...
>>>>
>>>> Bob Palmieri
>>>>
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In reply to: Message from evegir at reachone.com (Eve Girard) ([Leica] B&W Conversion options)
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