On (03/03/14 16:07), David Vincent-Jones <[email protected]> put forth the proposition: >Using the Monochrome module I note that there is only an very minimal >darkening of the sky using the 'red filter' preset (certainly nothing >like the expected effect that would be found with film). Even when the >target circle is reduced to its smallest size and moved to the corner of >the red quadrant the effect still is lacking, quite significantly. > >Possibly this module needs to be reevaluated. Monochrome is an important >part of many photographers arsenal. Yes there are other ways to produce >the monochrome effect but the Monochrome module should be the primary >option.
I tend to find that adjusting the channel levels can be more effective. I found this in Gimp too, so maybe not surprising. -Dave >On 14-02-14 01:36 AM, Thomas Paris wrote: >> Hi Philipp, >> >> On Thu Feb 13 at 22:35 (+0100), Philipp Bender wrote: >>> [...] >>> I have an image with a nice blue sky, and I want to turn the sky very >>> dark and get a nice contrast to the clouds (it's a black-and-white >>> image). [...] >> Traditionally (before digital), black skies were the result of the use >> of a red filter. In theory you should be able to duplicate this with >> either the monochrome or channel mixer filters. >> >> HTH, >> Thomas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
