Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Spencer. I am not familiar with Aperture but I would assume that the plug-ins work similarly to those for Photoshop. I think that the main strengths are that you can quickly compare effects from various simulated 'coloured filters' /renderings. The Ps ones at least can also let you drag on specific tones within the images and see the effects in real time. For example skin tone rendering (and contrast of course) varies greatly with green/yellow red filter simulation. That can be very convenient when you are seeking a particular 'look'. I would think that you can get some plug-ins as free trials? You can with the Ps ones anyway. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 29 January 2011 01:00, Spencer Cheng <spencer at aotera.org> wrote: > A simple question about B&W conversion for digital. To keep this in > context, this question arose because I have swapped a M-8 for an R-8 for a > few months with a friend and I find the M-8's white balance is > unpredictable > in mixed lighting situations so I am converting more images to B&W. > > The S/W I use most of the time is Aperture and it has built-in B&W > conversion. There are a few B&W plugins which does the same thing. Other > than emulating the grain of Tri-X :), are there quantifiable benefits from > paying for these B&W plugins? > > Regards, > Spencer > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >