Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/28

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Subject: [Leica] B&W conversion
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:30:13 -0600
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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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