I found this old Q/A after trying the tutorial referenced:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15173919
Here is the full list of steps:
1)Open Image
2)Go to ImageModeDecompose
3)Check LAB, Check Decompose to Layers, hit OK
4)Open Layers dialog. Make only the B layer visible.
5)Duplicate B layer, set B Copy to overlay (Opacity is 100%).
6)Merge both B layers (ImageMerge Visible Layers/CTRL-M) Choose Expand as
necessary (though other options don't make a difference in this case) Hit
Ok.
7)Repeat steps #4 through #6 for the A layer.
8)Select L layer, apply a slight S curve, mostly adjusted towards the dark
end of the curve. (GIMP's overlay is calculated a bit differently)
9)ImageModeRecompose and Make sure you select LAB with the correct layer
order.
Following the help provided below (Copy, Anchor), I could do it. But I have
a question regarding Step 9 above. Is the order of the layers important?
It seems that the layers are tagged, so as long as the original layers are
present, the order shouldn't matter. Right?
Not to confuse issues, but my original reason for looking at the above page
was for this PS tutorial:
http://freeonlineclasses.net/photoshop-tutorials/photo-effects/the-golden-glow.html
On page two of this tutorial, when they pick the B channel (from LAB), they
get an orangy cast. I faked this by picking the B layer from the LAB
decomposition, then color changing to shift red and yellow to the limits. I
don't know what LAB is doing, but the result is pleasing and seems to mimic
the tutorial. But is there a direct corollary to the golden glow tutorial?
Dave
On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 10:08 PM, saulgo...@flashingtwelve.brickfilms.comwrote:
Quoting Colin Brace c...@lim.nl:
:
:
5)Duplicate B layer, set B Copy to overlay (Opacity is 100%).
6)Merge both B layers (ImageMerge Visible Layers/CTRL-M) Choose Expand
as
necessary (though other options don't make a difference in this case) Hit
Ok.
7)Repeat steps #4 through #6 for the A layer.
However, after following these steps, when I click the Recompose
command,
I get an error message on the status line:
Specified layer [some number] not found.
The problem is that 'Recompose' relies upon the layer IDs of the three
layers and your merging of two layers results in the new layer being
given a different layer ID.
As a work-around, you need to duplicate your B layer twice and work
with the two copies, leaving the original layer untouched. After you
have completed your editing and merged your copies together, perform
an Edit-Cut, Paste it onto the original layer, and Anchor the
floating layer.
Unlike Merging, pasting and anchoring will not change the layer ID of
the original layer and Recompose will function as expected.
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