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DarkPenguin

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« on: October 13, 2006, 04:14:33 pm »

People have a preference for the theimagingfactories Convert to B+W Pro or the power retouche product Black and White Studio?

They both seemed fine.  I had more success with Convert to B+W pro but I wasn't sure if that wasn't just me having trouble learnign Black and White stuidio's layout.

Any other suggestions?

I'm buying one this weekend.
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Convert to B+W Pro or Black and White Studio?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 04:31:31 pm »

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People have a preference for the theimagingfactories Convert to B+W Pro or the power retouche product Black and White Studio?

They both seemed fine.  I had more success with Convert to B+W pro but I wasn't sure if that wasn't just me having trouble learnign Black and White stuidio's layout.

Any other suggestions?

I'm buying one this weekend.
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I DL'd both demos way back when and thought both programs were quite good yet each had their own set of pluses and minuses -- so I thnk it is simply a personal choice as to which UI you prefer.  Me, I prefered Convert to B&W Pro as it emulated my B&W workflow a little better.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2006, 03:57:34 pm »

Hello,

Did you know this table to simulate B&W in Photoshop?

Open the PS and a file ....
Image>Adjustments>Channel Mixer
Set "Monochrome" and use the values of table to simulate a B&W film.




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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2006, 06:30:08 pm »

Using channel mixer in Photoshop is a tried-and-true approach for making high quality conversions. But I use Convert to B&W Pro, simply because it is so versatile, easy and produces really high quality results. I use it on a duplicate layer of the image, allowing even greater end-use flexibility between B&W and colour.
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2006, 07:44:08 pm »

As long as we are comparing, how do the subject programs match up to "B/W Styler"?

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DarkPenguin

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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2006, 06:28:18 pm »

I think I need to go with convert to bw pro.  I don't really know what I'm doing with it but I seem to be able to fiddle with it and get things I like a lot faster/easier than futzing with channel mixer or the rb method or etc.
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2006, 06:57:05 pm »

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I think I need to go with convert to bw pro.  I don't really know what I'm doing with it but I seem to be able to fiddle with it and get things I like a lot faster/easier than futzing with channel mixer or the rb method or etc.
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Good choice IMHO. I am delighted with Convert to BW Pro. It is highly intuitive and gives me great results, so I have no need to discover if something else is "better."

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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2006, 07:34:15 pm »

+1 for convert to bw pro

though i'm also *really* liking alien skin's "exposure"
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DarkPenguin

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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2006, 01:54:06 pm »

It occurs to me that I should revisit the B+W options in Lightroom Beta 4.  I've barely played with the latest lightroom.
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« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2006, 02:32:33 pm »

I was all set to buy C2BWP after demo-ing it; but then I tried Alien Skin Exposure and went with ASE. I didn't want to buy both and I found that ASE does most of what C2BWP does, with the added benefit of nicely simulating the overall look of classic  B&W and color film emulsions, both in tone and in grain.

As a film Luddite who also shoots MF digital, I have found that I miss the visual "tooth" that film grain gives a B&W image. I just can't get used to clean, shiny digital B&W images--they often don't look "real" to me. Not my purpose to stir up another film-vs-digital jihad; just one man's opinion.
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« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2006, 11:07:10 pm »

Due to size/space/weight issues, I've been forced to leave my Canon DSLR kit behind while I'm deployed in Iraq and shoot with my Olympus SP-350 digicam instead. At ISO 50, its' noise level isn't too bad, and when converted to B&W (I use Convert To B&W Pro) with no noise reduction, it adds a bit of texture to the image without looking too "digital". For color shots, I use Neat Image; the chroma noise detracts from images.
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« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2006, 03:48:20 am »

I recently published an ezine (issue #6) on this very topic, with screenshots and examples from each of the popular BW conversion plug-ins. Hope someone finds it helpful!

My website gets you discounts off of all Alien Skin products, should anyone else be interested in Exposure. And don't forget Actions options for monochrome conversion.

PS: Jonathan, watch your back and come home safe! Thanks for your service.
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