Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It can only adjust tones like any curves tool can. What it can do better is simulate film grain. Phil Forrest On Mon, 28 May 2012 12:25:21 -0500 James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > Got it. So how can Silver Efex Pro do it? > > Jim Laird > > On May 28, 2012, at 12:08 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > you cannot simulate color filtration without color information > > > > you cannot filter balck&white film after development > > > > no software can generate information the color information if it > > was not recorded (even Silver Efex) > > > > other cameras can do it because they see color information--the MM > > cannot (as I understand it) record the colors > > > > my understanding is that the MM sensor is color blind, it is NOT > > sensing color information and throwing it away as we do creating > > B&W from color images > > > > ric > > > > > > On May 28, 2012, at 12:52 PM, James Laird wrote: > > > >> No, maybe I didn't make myself clear enough. I know the sensor is > >> not color sensitive but if the images can be modified after the > >> fact in Silver Efex Pro 2 why can't the Leica engineers modify the > >> software to do the same thing? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- http://philipforrestphoto.wordpress.com/ http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/philforrest