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Channel mixing requires even more time, letting you control each red, green, or blue
channel separately, the percentages of which must add up to 100. Going above 100 will
brighten (overexpose) the image; going below will darken (underexpose) it. You can find
channel mixers in both Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro.
The alternative to these methods is to use special software that provides added facilities
to make conversion easier or more accurate. The most sophisticated software offers
dozens of presets and controls and can recreate the look of particular films, filters, lab
effects, and photo papers while adding soft focus and other effects. Other software provides
basic channel mixing with the option to save your settings for future use. The price
range is $25–$75, but free software with very acceptable results is also available, such
as B/W Conversion from Photo-Plugins (www.photo-plugins.com).
Andy
The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Vendor: Sean Puckett
Purpose: Black and white film simulator, with film/developer and paper/developer combinations
Description
If you are really, really involved with black and white photography and want to emulate
the various film/paper/developer combinations of the past, this is the product for
you. It provides 10 film and 10 paper simulations for free. But it goes further. If you
obtain the pro version you get a much greater choice of simulation: 66 film/developer
simulations and 52 paper/grade simulations, making a total of over 3,400 combinations.
Comments
Andy can keep the most erudite black and white photographer amused for hours, “developing”
virtual Fujifilm Neopan 1600 with three different types (each) of virtual Fujidol,
Microfine, D-76, or SPD. If you reach this stage you have come a long way from simply
pressing the Grayscale button. Version 1.4 can treat each RGB channel separately if you
select the RGB check box, enabling better preservation of white.
Version: Andy 1.4 (2008)
Plugs into: Bibble Pro (Note: Upgrade when Bibble upgrades)
OS: As host
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: As host
Price level: With 20 combinations free, with more than 3,400 combinations $20
Address: seanmpuckett@gmail.com
www.nexi.com/andy