>>>>>> DrJoel <Joelw135@comcast.net> wrote in
news:47beefa7$1_1@cnews:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is a tutorial whih would make an interesting
script.
>>>>>>>
http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157594577686705/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes it would, but for PSP9 I don't think there's a way
to do it
>>>>>> because it doesn't have a High Pass Filter, and I'm not
sure a
>>>>>> faux method (script, etc.) of creating one would work
because it
>>>>>> wouldn't have the UI to allow putting in the settings
used in the
>>>>>> tutorial.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> JoeB
>>>>>
>>>>> Or Vivid light
>>>>
>>>> I think, but stand to be corrected, that this translates into
Hard
>>>> Light in PSP.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> JoeB
>>>
>>> That was what I went for but PS has more Blend modes then PSP
>>> Vivid Light
>>>
>>> Burns or dodges the colors by increasing or decreasing the
contrast,
>>> depending on the blend color. If the blend color (light source) is
>>> lighter than 50% gray, the image is lightened by decreasing the
>>> contrast. If the blend color is darker than 50% gray, the image is
>>> darkened by increasing the contrast.
>>>
>>> Linear Light
>>>
>>> Burns or dodges the colors by decreasing or increasing the
>>> brightness, depending on the blend color. If the blend color
(light
>>> source) is lighter than 50% gray, the image is lightened by
>>> increasing the brightness. If the blend color is darker than 50%
>>> gray, the image is darkened by decreasing the brightness.
>>>
>>> Pin Light
>>>
>>> Replaces the colors, depending on the blend color. If the blend
color
>>> (light source) is lighter than 50% gray, pixels darker than the
blend
>>> color are replaced, and pixels lighter than the blend color do not
>>> change. If the blend color is darker than 50% gray, pixels lighter
>>> than the blend color are replaced, and pixels darker than the
blend
>>> color do not change. This is useful for adding special effects to
an
>>> image.
>>>
>>> Difference
>>>
>>> Looks at the color information in each channel and subtracts
either
>>> the blend color from the base color or the base color from the
blend
>>> color, depending on which has the greater brightness value.
Blending
>>> with
>>
>> I agree with you Trev, that PS has more blend modes and they do work
>> differently. However, I think Hard Light in PSP would do the job if I
>> understand the idea behind the resulting images correctly. The
>> process in the tutorial seems to increase the highlights
>> dramatically, while also deepening the shadow or darker areas of the
>> image. If that is correct, and if I read the Help file in PSP 9
>> correctly, Hard Light does something similar. I'm not saying it
>> would be exactly the same as the PS filter, but thinking it would do
>> the job. Anyway, here's what the v.9 Help file says about Hard Light:
>>
>> "Combines the Multiply and Screen blend modes. If the color
channel
>> value of the selected layer is less than 128, the Multiply blend mode
>> is used. If the color channel value is greater than or equal to 128,
>> the Screen blend mode is used. In general, use the Hard Light blend
>> mode to add highlights or shadows."
>>
>> I could be wrong about the effect, but as I don't have the High Pass
>> filter I can't take some of the images posted on the tutorial site you
>> posted to test with.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> JoeB
>
> Not as per the tut but my interpretation. If I have it right the effect is
> to produce a contrasty image with sharp edges and no signs of sharpening
> halos.
> step one was UDF using the enhance edges preset that was originally in
> PSP 8. then auto contrast from old commands in my case (done in X2) Bias
> Neutral , Strength Normal, Appearance Bold. The repeated the last step
> with Bias Darken. I think I had what I wanted so Did no more and did no do
> any Sharpening
> So does it Produce the effect? or not.
> --
> Trev
> You can always tell a Yorkshire man,
> But you can't tell him much.
I like it a lot but it seems more of a sketchy effect than hard, dramatic
light. There is more noise around the face than I see in the Dave Hill
examples. I think what you need is more contrast, more color saturation and
more shininess, whatever that is in computer graphics terminology. I
haven't tried to work with the photo to try to get these results. Good
work, Trev.
Jeanne
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