Re: Punch Up Those Photos (Gimp Style) in Digital Imaging http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r15173983 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:59:43 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:59:43 EDT Re: Punch Up Those Photos (Gimp Style) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15284164 bobny1 : This is a Picture i took from my window today.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15284164 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:42:56 EDT Re: Punch Up Those Photos (Gimp Style) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15259806 timcuth : PS - Sorry, I should have done something to make the files smaller. I was so focused on the technique I neglected to do so.

PPS - Never mind. :hmm: I figured out how to fix it.

Tim
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Here are three samples. Unedited is the shot straight from the camera. lab_no_contrast is only doing the overlay technique on the decomposed B and A layers. lab_contrast adds the s-curve to the L-layer. Does it appear that I am doing things, correctly?

I have more questions, but I will save them for a while.

Tim
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15259757 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:52:16 EDT Re: Punch Up Those Photos (Gimp Style) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15176754 WaxPhoto :
said by Edit This See Profile :

said by WaxPhoto See Profile :

Ok. One last question... In CS2, does this method work in 16 bit mode, and if so, was your output in 16 bit? (for the Image from your first post in that thread)
Yes it works in 16 bit mode.......No my posted output was 8 bit not 16.
Ok. So now all I have to determine is if GIMP uses a different algorithm for overlay blending mode, compared to PS. If it doesn't, then it must be the LAB process that is different.
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said by WaxPhoto See Profile :

Ok. One last question... In CS2, does this method work in 16 bit mode, and if so, was your output in 16 bit? (for the Image from your first post in that thread)
Yes it works in 16 bit mode.......No my posted output was 8 bit not 16.
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said by Andrew J See Profile :

You seem to be doing a slight variation of this adjustment that takes 3 seconds in Elements and 16 bit:
»www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutori···ment.htm
From the link you provided Andrew J See Profile:

"Local contrast enhancement, as with sharpening, can also create unwanted color changes if performed on all three color channels. In addition, Local contrast enhancement can increase color saturation significantly. You can eliminate these unwanted effects by either performing local contrast enhancement in the lightness channel of the LAB color space, or in a separate layer (while still in an RGB working space) and blending using "luminosity" in the layers window.

Local contrast enhancement can also clip highlights in regions which are both very bright and adjacent to a darker region. For this reason, it should be performed before adjusting levels (if levels are used bring tones to the extreme highlights within the image histogram). This allows for a "buffer zone" when local contrast enhancement extends the lightest and darkest tones to full white or black, respectively.

Care should also be taken when using this technique because it can detract from the "smoothness" of tones within your image-- thereby changing its mood. Portrait photography is one area where one should be particularly cautious with this technique".


Nice link Andrew J See Profile.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15176687 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 13:21:30 EDT Re: Punch Up Those Photos (Gimp Style) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15176602 WaxPhoto : This does so much more than local contrast enhancement, though. Disregarding the color change, it may have a somewhat similar effect, but this method is for more than "stretching out" the color DR, which is all LCE really does. This method actually differentiates between hues. Read through some of ET's past LAB links.
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»www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutori···ment.htm
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said by Edit This See Profile :

Absolutely phenomenal work WaxPhoto See Profile. The Gimp image looks the best to my eyes.
I concur...the Gimp photo is much better... Many thanks for sharing this and for your outstanding work... :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15174809 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:19:03 EDT Re: Punch Up Those Photos (Gimp Style) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15174035 WaxPhoto : Ok. One last question... In CS2, does this method work in 16 bit mode, and if so, was your output in 16 bit? (for the Image from your first post in that thread)
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said by WaxPhoto See Profile :

Thanks... Did you do anything other than what you posted to 3b.jpg? Maybe blurring A&B channels a little?
As far as the original image....No. I used just the steps I posted. I used two separate layers to create this one....but....I did use the original LAB technique although each layer was processed differently and then combined into the final image. »Re: Punch up those photos.......fast and easy.
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A note before we begin: Its important to keep in mind Gimp treats the LAB colorspace very differently from Photoshop. For one, any changes you make will not be be visible until you do the final step. Gimp decomposes an image to the LAB colorspace using Grayscale layers, as opposed to PS's use of channels. In practice, this is more convenient for some operations, but less convenient overall. For this method... it is a bit more of a pain in the ass, with more steps. Here are those steps:

1)Open Image
2)Go to Image>Mode>Decompose
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 (Image>Merge 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)Image>Mode>Recompose and Make sure you select LAB with the correct layer order.

Thats it, the output will still be slightly more even of an exposure compared with PS... not quite as dark. (This may be a 8/16 bit side effect)
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GIMP LAB Overlay Method
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ET's apllication of Photoshop LAB Overlay Method
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