Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 mar? 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Best, > Bob > > Bob Adler > www.robertadlerphotography.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information