Re: Color correction in Photoshop
The eyedroppers for setting black, gray and white points are in levels. Are they in curves as well? I use levels to get close, then if I have to reduce a red, blue or green cast or alter the contrast slightly, I do it in curves. If I'm still not happy with all the colors or if I feel the blacks aren't strong enough, I go to Selective Color. I've found adding four or five percent black to the blacks in Selective Color will provide a bit more contrast without losing any highlight detail. Or if I want really deep reds, I'll add a few percentage points of black to the red. The guys who run those amazing machines like the Rank and Millenium, which are used to transfer moving picture film to digital, frequently use black to pump up colors. PhotoShop works a lot like those machines. I think both evolved from the same technology. Paul Butch Black wrote: Try this. Go to levels, open each of the three colors separately take the end sliders and bring them to where the histogram begins. After that open curves. If you have something that is black or white in the image click on the proper eyedropper and click that spot. If you have something that you know is supposed to be medium neutral gray you can use that eyedropper, but I've had less success with that. If it doesn't look right hold down the alt key and the cancel turns into reset. When you're happy go back to levels in the RGB screen and adjust the middle slider to set your gamma (midtone). I highly recommend the video color correction made easy by Jeff Kelby which can be ordered at: www.photoshopuser.com BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself Hermann Hesse (Demian) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Color correction in PHotoshop
HELP! What do you use for color correction. I find curves a nightmare. There is a way to use levels to do this? I've to use the eyedropper? Thanks in advance AG - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Color correction in PHotoshop
Levels are fine for most purposes. My usual workflow is -- add a threshold layer -- set the threshold to the max dark. that would show you the lightest spots, your white point selection. -- with the eye-dropper, mark the spots -- do the same moving threshold to the max white. here's your white point -- open the levels, set the white, black and grey points with the levels' eyedropper -- fix the gamma. this usually takes about than 5 min/scan and covers most situations. On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:43:27 -0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: HELP! What do you use for color correction. I find curves a nightmare. There is a way to use levels to do this? I've to use the eyedropper? Thanks in advance AG -- http://fastmail.fm/ - IMAP accessible web-mail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: Color correction in PHotoshop
Albano, 1st try (more difficult but precise): Image -- Adjust -- Color Balance (Ctrl+B) and adjust the levels separately for CMY and Hilight/Midtones/Shadows. It's a bit tricky but it works fine. 2nd try (more visual) Image -- Adjust -- Variations, same stuff but with thumbnails and Saturation controls. You can set the unit of variation. HTH, Flavio - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: color correction in photoshop
Mishka wrote: Levels are fine for most purposes. My usual workflow is - -- add a threshold layer - -- set the threshold to the max dark. that would show you the lightest spots, your white point selection. - -- with the eye-dropper, mark the spots - -- do the same moving threshold to the max white. here's your white point - -- open the levels, set the white, black and grey points with the levels' eyedropper - -- fix the gamma. this usually takes about than 5 min/scan and covers most situations. / There's more than one eyedropper. Which one should I use? Albano - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: color correction in photoshop
Albano, The methods that I have seen all the others tell you to use, are very complicated, and I believe quite unnecessary. Are you wanting to color correct for a fine art type print? Or do you just want to see good color on your monitor and small prints for yourself? Anyway, here's what I do everyday at the paper for every picture that I work. After scanning the neg, I will open Levels and click Auto Nine times out of ten (you must have the preview box checked to see the effects), simply doing that will give me just what I want. If the colors are still off, I will click on the white eyedropper (on the levels menu), and click on a portion of the image that I know to be white (if you are having trouble clicking just the part that you want hit tab to go to the precise cursor). If the colors are still off after that I will do the same with the black eyedropper. If the colors are ~still~ off, I will adjust each individual channel. To adjust an individual channel simply select the channel that you want to adjust from the drop down menu over the histogram. Then use the grey slider under the histogram to adjust that particular color, if you move it to the right (I think) it will take away that particular color, if you move it the other way it will add that color. Feel free to ask any more questions you have... -- Nick Wright http://www.wrightfoto.com/ -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: color correction in photoshop Date: Fri, Apr 26, 2002, 12:12 PM Mishka wrote: Levels are fine for most purposes. My usual workflow is - -- add a threshold layer - -- set the threshold to the max dark. that would show you the lightest spots, your white point selection. - -- with the eye-dropper, mark the spots - -- do the same moving threshold to the max white. here's your white point - -- open the levels, set the white, black and grey points with the levels' eyedropper - -- fix the gamma. this usually takes about than 5 min/scan and covers most situations. / There's more than one eyedropper. Which one should I use? Albano - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: color correction in photoshop
To sample the color (when the treshold layer was added) use the color sampling tool, this is one of the eyedroppers in the tools pallette, the one with the spot on top of it. To set the white/black/grey points once you opened the levels, use the eyedroppers in the levels dialog (white/half-black/black, respectively) On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:12:58 -0300, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Mishka wrote: Levels are fine for most purposes. My usual workflow is - -- add a threshold layer - -- set the threshold to the max dark. that would show you the lightest spots, your white point selection. - -- with the eye-dropper, mark the spots - -- do the same moving threshold to the max white. here's your white point - -- open the levels, set the white, black and grey points with the levels' eyedropper - -- fix the gamma. this usually takes about than 5 min/scan and covers most situations. / There's more than one eyedropper. Which one should I use? Albano - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . -- http://fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re; Color correction in Photoshop
The author of the video is Scott, not Jeff Kelby. Sorry Butch - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
