Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, but I had already downloaded the demo and checked it out. It does do conversion. I have decided to stick with Silver Efex Pro for the time being. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 12:54 AM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote: > I?m not sure what you mean by doing conversions from color digital master > files. I bring my color file into LR, go through my normal steps with it. > Then go to the ?process in? step, and tell it to open in True Grain. The > color file then opens in whatever the last film emulation I used was, I > decide what film I want to use, and the file is converted to that. I then > make adjustments to grain density and the dynamic range, and save it as a > BW tiff file, which I open in PS and make final adjustments to. The > conversion, to cut to the chase, occurs in True Grain. The process is a bit > clunky, but I find it really doesn?t add much time to post. Also, you can > save any modifications you make as profiles, and it can do batch > processing. > > I hope that helps. > > B.D. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 28, 2018, at 11:12 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >