[Leica] Monochrome Post S/W?

[lluisripollphotography]

Frank,

I have almost nothing to say after the explanations from Bob and Tina, I would like only say that in my days before to have the Monochrome I’ve experimented a lot about the best conversions, and my conclusion is that first at all you shall made a good color image, later I converted it in B&W using Capture One and finally I apply Silver Efex Pro 2, but lately not always or I apply it very softly, because it reach very easily the lights and contrasts and sometimes gives a fake or a unnatural B&W appearance, in my previous experience if the conversion with Capture One was correct the use of Silver Efex Pro 2 shall be very slow.

I have used a few times DxO, but only on certain cases that the picture needed a certain “imperfect” appearance, like grainy film, if the original picture was defective in focus.

Cheers
Lluis

 

> El 7 març 2016, a les 17:36, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> va escriure:
> 
> Hi Frank,
> Whenever you leave LR, you can open your RAW edited file in PS as a smart
> object (last selection in the "Edit in" options. This allows you to go back
> into Adobe RAW editor at any time. Keep it as the first layer.
> 
> PS does not save files as raw files: only as .tif, .psd, etc... But having
> that layer as a smart layer allows you to open that .tif file and then go
> back into that smart object and change the raw editing.
> 
> As for BW, I do it in PS and use luminosity layers, curve layers and level
> layers to play around with it after using a smart filter layer in PS to
> adjust filter effects. Final act is to use NIK software, but usually after
> I've edited with tons of layers in CC15, it doesn't provide a whole lot
> extra. I also play a bit around with DxO files for different film types.
> Works well.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> Bob
> 
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:
> 
>> When you wish to change from Color to B+W, from RAW files, what SW do you
>> use?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> LR and PS of course will do this.. what about other tools?
>> 
>> Did you find tools that really do not work well/easily?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> If you happen to know, in what format is the final edited image saved?
>> JPG?
>> RAW with Sidecar file?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Can the saved file be imported into LR or PS and then worked on
>> additionally?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Frank Filippone
>> 
>> Red735i at verizon.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Best,
> Bob
> 
> Bob Adler
> www.robertadlerphotography.com
> 
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