Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, I checked out True Grain on its website, and not having it as a plugin for Photoshop is a PITA, and adds a clunky step into the workflow. Nevertheless, I am planning to give it a whirl. Am I right in surmising that it mimics the look of various legacy B&W films, but does not do detailed B&W conversion from colour master digital files? Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Apr 29, 2018 at 12:50 AM, B. D. COLEN <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > Nothing contrarian about it. Very nice. Here?s a conversion using True > Grain, shot with the Fuji Xpro2? > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/ProfClick/WEEK_041618_ > 0011BeerStoreSnowBW2tg.jpg.html > > > On April 28, 2018 at 2:59:58 PM, Baron via LUG Robert (lug at > leica-users.org) > wrote: > > Not to be a contrarian because I haven't yet spent the $89 for True Grain > nor tried the demo, but here's an iPhone photo from several weeks ago, > converted and cropped and adjusted in the current Lightroom CC: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/Dogs/W_APC_ > 0316c1LucySnowBW.jpg.html > > --Bob > > On Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 1:49 PM, B. D. COLEN <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> > wrote: > > > Definitely. > > > > On April 28, 2018 at 12:39:54 PM, Carney Ken (kcarney1 at cox.net) wrote: > > > > I think TG improves just about every b&w image. The current version has > > 21 film types. One thing I like is that you can use just the grain > > feature, if you like some other b&w conversion for the particular image. > > > > Ken > > > > > > On 4/27/2018 8:27 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > > > B.D., > > > > > > I went to the True Grain site and read the literature. It looks > > > interesting. I will certainly consider it. It would have been more > > > convenient it they had devised a way to use it as a Photoshop Filter. > > > > > > Jim Nichols > > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > > > > On 4/27/2018 6:40 PM, B. D. COLEN wrote: > > >> Hi, Jim. It?s been a while. But having recently picked up a gorgeous > > >> M5, and resumed shooting film along side digital with my Fujis, I > > >> figured it might be a good time to come back to the saloon. :-) > > >> > > >> And seriously, check out True Grain - its developers got about 10, > > >> 120 black and white film types, developed them unexposed, scanned the > > >> grain, and?Voila! Closest thing you will find anywhere to black and > > >> white film. > > >> > > >> > > >> On April 27, 2018 at 7:18:18 PM, Nichols Jim > > >> (jhnichols at lighttube.net) wrote: > > >> > > >> Thanks, B.D. Haven't seen your byline here in a Long Time! > > >> > > >> Jim Nichols > > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > > >> > > >> On 4/27/2018 5:21 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > > >>> Run, do not walk, to get a stand alone program called True Grain. > > >>> Nothing comes close; seriously. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>> > > >>>> On Apr 27, 2018, at 5:52 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at > > >>>> lighttube.net> > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks, Tina. It's BW 01. > > >>>> > > >>>> Jim Nichols > > >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA > > >>>> > > >>>>> On 4/27/2018 4:38 PM, Tina Manley via LUG wrote: > > >>>>> Very nice!! Which profile did you use? I like the contrast and > tones. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Tina > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 5:23 PM, Jim Nichols > > >>>>> <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > > >>>>> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> I continued checking out Lightroom's new features and did a B&W > > >>>>>> conversion, which I normally do with Silver Efex Pro 2. It turned > > >>>>>> out to be > > >>>>>> very nice. Again, this is from my iPhone 6, from 2017. The young > > >>>>>> lady is > > >>>>>> concentrating very seriously on her laptop. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170626- > > IMG_0897-2.JPG.html > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -- > > >>>>>> Jim Nichols > > >>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>>> 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 > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> 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 > > >> B. 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