Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >