Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In my opinion the worst way to convert to b&w is to desaturate across the board. In LR if you click the b&w button on the basic adjustment tab you can then go to the HSL tab and increase the red slider to help with the too dark faces if necessary. Go to b&w mix, take the small button top left of the panel and place on the face, and then move it up or down with your finger hlding down the left mouse button. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 16 Aug 2012, at 23:52, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > My main reason for wanting this look is NOT to imitate the look of any > particular film, but rather that faces render too dark, I assume due to > lack of red sensitivity. This is allowed for when you view digital color in > color, but when you convert to bw via the simple method of color > desaturation, you get (as I said) a result similar to printing a color > negative on standard bw paper. The hsl levels need tweeking to get these > things looking right. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information