Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Jeff - First I correct the white balance, if it needs correcting. Then I use the channel mixer set at 44,33,24 - then I do an unsharpen mask set at 15-55-0, which provides a nice contrast boost. B. D. On 8/16/06 9:28 PM, "Jeff Moore" <jbm@jbm.org> wrote: > 2006-08-16-20:57:45 B. D. Colen: >> Thanks, Richard - Everything was shot RAW and then converted. The >> in-camera >> BW is excellent, but unfortunately it's jpg, and I want the flexibility >> RAW >> gives me. > > So... how do you get nice tonality? Do you go through the Channel > Mixer, or via some other route? If Channel Mixer, do you have a > standard ratio which seems to work most of the time, or do you tweak > per-image? > > I have to admit that much of the time I'm converting to grey, it's > because a low-light image looks like ass, having come out in > blue-channel-noise-related pimples. So I throw out the blue, and > balance red and green 'til the result looks plausible. But I don't feel > I have it down to a science yet. > > -Jeff > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information