Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Bertemes - Net

Description
Many skilled photographers have created Photoshop Action sets by recording the commands
and tool operations they use for typical processing tasks. Those from Dr. Glenn
E. Mitchell II come with full details on how to install and use them:
■ TLR B&W Conversion: For high contrast, Ansel Adams-like black and white
images from a color image
■ B&W Toning: Stay in 16-bits per channel and RGB/CMYK/L*a*b* for black and
white toning
■ Color Compensating (CC) Filters: Replicate photographic CC correction filters
■ Color Enhance: Creative color enhancement action set
■ Color Temperature (CT) Filters: Replicate CT correction filters
■ Color Overlay: Apply colored overlays like blue/sepia or cyan/sepia
■ Cross-Processing: Simulate color film cross-processing effects
■ Diffuse Glows: 25 actions for diffuse glows and soft focus effects
■ Digital Noise Reduction: Include masking to preserve image details
■ Digital Velvia: For the rich, saturated colors of color slide film
■ Edge Effects: Add popular edge effects using Gaussian Blur
■ Edge and Surface Masks: Sophisticated masking for sharpening
■ Faux Infrared: Simulate the infrared look
■ Image Resizer for Photoshop CS: Increase image size in small increments
■ Image Resizer for Photoshop 7: Increases image size while keeping artifacts to a
minimum
■ Image Toner: Collection of duotone, tritone, and quadtone conversions
■ Photographic Filters: Optical filter simulation, including Cokin CFS types
■ Quick Selections: For graduated dodge and burn effects
■ Saturation Mask: For use in color correction
■ Sepia Tint: With contrast, saturation, and hue controls
■ Sharpening Toolkit: For sharpening RGB, CMYK, L*a*b, and monochrome images
■ Split Channels: For ultimate control during black and white conversion
■ Split Toning: Apply color balance adjustment layers to your image
■ Test Strips: Simulate the printing of test strips in a darkroom
■ Tone Enhance: Adjusts tonal range more easily
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■ Tone Mask Toolkit: Isolates specific areas of an image: 1/2 tones, 3/4 tones, and so on