Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/29

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Subject: [Leica] B&W conversion
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:33:15 +0100
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Thank you Chris, but I already have the Nik Silver Efex Pro and I'm  
happy with it

Saludos
Lluis


El 29/01/2011, a las 5:30, Chris Williams escribi?:

> Lluis,
>
> As of right now there is not an option to purchase Silver Efex in  
> the App Store, it is in the Apple Store for $199. Confusing I know.
>
>
>
> Chris Williams
> www.zoeicaimages.net
> www.rebirthworkshops.com
> 504-231-6261
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 28, 2011, at 6:11 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> What do you mind?, is Aperture or Silver Efex Pro cheaper in Apple  
>> Store?
>>
>> Thank you
>> Lluis
>>
>> El 28/01/2011, a las 23:13, Chris Williams escribi?:
>>
>>> I have Aperture but I'm just now trying it out for slideshows and  
>>> album designs.
>>>
>>> With Lightroom, I use the B&W Conversion and then use the "B&W  
>>> Mix" and "Split Toning" to achieve my warm tone B&W images. Saving  
>>> the adjustments as a Preset.
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm going to assume Aperture is similar but hopefully I'll find  
>>> out this weekend.
>>>
>>> By the way if you are a Mac user on Snow Leopard, download the App  
>>> Store and Aperture is $79 instead of the normal $199!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris Williams
>>> www.zoeicaimages.net
>>> www.rebirthworkshops.com
>>> 504-231-6261
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 28, 2011, at 4:01 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was doing the conversion on PS Elements, I've verified I obtain  
>>>> better quality than convert it on de Capture1. Recently I use  
>>>> Silver Efex Pro, I can simulatye responses of different films and  
>>>> the picture is more close to the film pictures, is very easy and  
>>>> fast to use.
>>>>
>>>> Saludos
>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> El 28/01/2011, a las 18:03, Nathan Wajsman escribi?:
>>>>
>>>>> In my opinion, no. I do not know anything about Aperture, I use  
>>>>> Lightroom, but I assume that the facilities for converting to  
>>>>> monochrome are similar in the two programs. For my needs (which  
>>>>> admittedly are rather basic, as I do not like overmanipulated  
>>>>> images) the built-in functionality of Lightroom is more than  
>>>>> sufficient.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Nathan
>>>>>
>>>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>>>> Alicante, Spain
>>>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>>>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>>>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>>>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>>>>>
>>>>> YNWA
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jan 28, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Spencer Cheng 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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In reply to: Message from spencer at aotera.org (Spencer Cheng) ([Leica] B&W conversion)
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