Thank you both Shel and Godfrey. Keep it coming ;-) I'm all ears. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 29. august 2005 22:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Tutorials on B&W conversion > > I agree 100% on both points. One problem I've seen frequently is that > the > quality of the color image has not been maximized before the conversion is > begun. > > I've yet to try your technique. It certainly looks like it has some good > possibilities. > > Shel > > ---- Original Message ---- > from Godfrey DiGiorgi > > > All of them work ... the key is knowing what you're after in B&W > > rendering and seeing the manifold ways of achieving it. > > > > - Perform RAW conversion to maximise and window data with as many > > tonal values expressed as possible. Adjust Exposure, Brightness, > > Contrast, Color Temp & Tint, Shadows in that order. Output to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] RGB file (TIFF or Photoshop). > >
