Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for that tip. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 3/31/2016 1:35 AM, Peter Klein wrote: > Something else I just realized: I think the presets assume that you are > working on a full-size file. If you apply the effects to a screen-sized > (reduced) version, the grain will be much too big. > --Peter > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 11:32 PM, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at > gmail.com >> wrote: >> I agree that many of the effects are too strong "out of the box." But you >> can adjust the amount of the effect you add. Also, if you like the >> tonality >> of a particular B&W conversion, but not the grain, you can turn the grain >> off. When you select a preset, it sets all the adjustments, but then you >> can re-tweak them, and even save your adjusted version as a new preset. >> >> I'm not sure how useful all this will be. I'm already used to getting >> things the way I like them in Capture One. But a useful preset can save a >> lot of time. So I want to give the Nik tools a try. I know that many >> people, including our Tina, swear by Silver Efex Pro in particular, and I >> heard good things about the sharpener app as well. >> >> On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I will see in due course, as I said elsewhere I only downloaded it today. >>> Will >>> need to see what I can do with it. It doesn't seem very good though. I >>> had >>> imagined a better imitation of various films, with perhaps some >>> additional >>> digital trick. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> On 30/03/2016 21:23, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>> Yes, that's the same image, Peter. I was looking for some strong >>> contrast, but >>>> did not like all of the grain "simulation" that resulted. It, to me, >>> is not a >>>> very useful tool. >>>> >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> On 3/30/2016 3:19 PM, Peter Dzwig wrote: >>>>> Really not sure what I think. >>>>> >>>>> It looks so different from the original (if that is the one called >>> "Stripes and >>>>> Inlets") that I am not sure whether it is even right to call it the >>> same photo, >>>>> the effect is is so strong. I have never played with the tool so don't >>> know >>>>> anything much about the effects it has, but surely film wasn't like >>> that! >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> On 27/03/2016 17:15, Jim Nichols wrote: >>>>>> With all of the talk about the free Nik offering, I decided to try >>> one of their >>>>>> tools that I had not used previously. I took a digital image of a >>> descending >>>>>> sky diver and converted it to its film equivalent, using Nik Analog >>> Efex Pro 2. >>>>>> Here is the dramatic conversion. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Dramatic+Conversion.TIFF.html >>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed. >>>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> =========================================================== >>> Dr Peter Dzwig >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >