The eyedroppers for setting black, gray and white points are in "levels." Are they in "curves" as well? I use "levels" to get close, then if I have to reduce a red, blue or green cast or alter the contrast slightly, I do it in curves. If I'm still not happy with all the colors or if I feel the blacks aren't strong enough, I go to "Selective Color." I've found adding four or five percent black to the blacks in "Selective Color" will provide a bit more contrast without losing any highlight detail. Or if I want really deep reds, I'll add a few percentage points of black to the red. The guys who run those amazing machines like the Rank and Millenium, which are used to transfer moving picture film to digital, frequently use black to pump up colors. PhotoShop works a lot like those machines. I think both evolved from the same technology. Paul
Butch Black wrote: > > Try this. Go to levels, open each of the three colors separately take the > end sliders and bring them to where the histogram begins. After that open > curves. If you have something that is black or white in the image click on > the proper eyedropper and click that spot. If you have something that you > know is supposed to be medium neutral gray you can use that eyedropper, but > I've had less success with that. If it doesn't look right hold down the alt > key and the cancel turns into reset. When you're happy go back to levels in > the RGB screen and adjust the middle slider to set your gamma (midtone). > > I highly recommend the video "color correction made easy" by Jeff Kelby > which can be ordered at: www.photoshopuser.com > > BUTCH > > "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" > Hermann Hesse (Demian) > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
