On Jan 6, 2012, at 8:41 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Matthew Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 7:22 PM, steve harley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> what i'm envisioning is a tool which works on a higher level than having to >>> calculate or experiment with color mapping values; for example a user might >>> point to a pair of colors in the image, or an select area with a color >>> transition; the tool would then present grayscale versions of those colors >>> so the user could, in effect, adjust the contrast; do that in different >>> parts of the image, and the tool would then work out a mapping that would >>> best achieve the desired result >> >> It's not quite what you're after, but you know that you can >> interactively drag the picture to interactively brighten or darken >> that color? (Using the "Targeted Adjustment Tool") > > That was my thought too. > > I'd rather use my eyes ... they're my tools. It's really not all that > difficult a problem to see what adjustments are pleasing or useful by > tweaking things yourself. I don't need a specialized tool to do it.
I agree. The sliders in the Adobe Raw Converter work quite well in that one can adjust the gray level of the different colors individually. When you get two colors next to each other that might yield the same shade of gray, it's easy to add some separation. Skin tones are infinitely adjustable. Shadows and highlights, easily controlled. It's more than adequate. Too much automation is too much automation. Paul > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
