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Monitor Calibration
Brian, Well I got the Huey and boy are things different! I had it next day, but couldn't set it up as I was off for a long weekend of drinking and geology in Nottingham. I didn't realise how many different shades this form was rendered in! This may explain many of my colour and "punch"...
Posted by Ammonyte on 09/07/2006 - 12:26
Picture Window Pro and RAW files
PygmyTwittle, The preview window is fast - it doesn't show a pixel perfect display ;) Use the main window to get colour and exposure, not to evaluate detail etc. If you want to scrutinize how the image is, use the "Zoom" tool in the "Focus" tab - that's accurate. The actu...
Posted by MattMatic on 05/07/2006 - 15:49
Picture Window Pro and RAW files
Sorry Don, I've only ever spent a day using Knoppix off of a CD, to try to rescue some data of an old PC, but that's perfectly useable as an op, even from the CD. Obviously it'll run a lot faster from the HD. I think one of the later variants, or seem to be the most popular from what I've re...
Posted by Ammonyte on 10/07/2006 - 21:55
Photoshop Elements 4
Hi Liam, I think you're getting confused between system RAM and Video RAM. The system RAM is used for the processing of the image, i.e. opening the file, storing it in memory, etc. I have 1Gb of this memory, and can open and manipulate panoramic images of 13,000 x 2,700 pixels without too much ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 04/08/2006 - 19:52
Attn Matt - Silkypix
My hopes were raised when I saw that the new Silkypix-powered Pentax software is available, free, for all existing Pentax DSLRs. But they were dashed again. Although the new Laboratory product is a slight improvement on the old, it is NOT Silkypix, and has few more processing options than the or...
Posted by George Lazarette on 10/08/2006 - 10:40
laptops
The Macbook Pro is supposedly the fastet laptop for Photoshop, when it's running XP Pro, oddly enough. Dell also makes some decent machines. A laptop screen is not the best for photo editing, but it's very useful in the field before you get the images back to your main rig.
Posted by Arthur Dent on 10/09/2006 - 14:47
SilkyPix 3 Beta English Available
Ok, I'll take back the Black and White comment... To the right of the Color icon (a little paint tube), select the combo box and change from "Standard color" to "Monochrome" or "Monochrome 2". NOTE: If you select the Color group, the Monochrome set do NOT appear ...
Posted by MattMatic on 17/10/2006 - 15:00
SilkyPix 3 Beta English Available
LOL @ Dan. I wish I was on commission :P But you never know... there've been good things said about C1v4 when demonstrated at the shows. Actually I have paid-up full versions of C1LE, RSP (Lightroom 1 to follow), PS-CS2, and soon-to-be Silkypix ;) Brian - I agree about the jumping screen. I ment...
Posted by MattMatic on 06/11/2006 - 17:41
SilkyPix 3 Beta English Available
George, Haven't tried this, but just Google'd for "EXIF modify date": http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Digital-Photo-Tools/Exif-Date-Changer.shtml Just a little warning-- back up your PEFs before trying any of them!! Hope that helps! Matt
Posted by MattMatic on 08/11/2006 - 16:08
photo album templates
http://www.liamsworld.org.uk/animals4.shtml and if you think you can handle it.. http://www.liamsworld.org.uk/animals5.shtml It's a work in progress at the moment, but I'm hoping to turn it into a serious but fun learning tool for children and their parents to do together. I've got young n...
Posted by LiamD on 18/11/2006 - 19:44
User defined print sizes?
Hi Graham, I've got the Canon iP4200, which as far as I can tell is practically identical to the 4300. Looking back through your question, I'm guessing you want to do borderless prints on any size paper. I've just had a look in the print dialogue box for my printer, and there are several more s...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 30/11/2006 - 17:59
Basic advice
Hi there, I've recently bought my first DSLR, the K100D. I've not had too much of a chance to do anything with it yet, beyond playing & setting up the custom functions. It doesn't feel quite as nice in the hand as my Z-1p, especially with larger lenses, & getting used to the viewfinder wi...
Posted by jps on 30/11/2006 - 17:53
Basic advice
1) in camera formatting....frequently. I seldom erase. but shoot 400-500 images/week avg. 2)both ways work. but get in the habit of moving the images to your computer (reader recommended) and immediately burning a back-up then import to your imagin/catalogging program silkypix will get you sorte...
Posted by Don on 30/11/2006 - 18:13
Astromological piccy
Cheers for that Matt, the posted image is straight from Silkypix DS3, I just used CS2 to crop it and add the border. One thing I'm having real trouble with is, I wear varifocal specs for most thing except when I'm doing lots of reading and I find it difficult to make sure I'm in focus when using ...
Posted by McBrian on 05/12/2006 - 21:42
Who said the 18-55 was soft?
Just some pics I did the other day with a light Cokin soft focus' plus a bit of noise and tweaking in PSE4. I'd appreciate your comments, good or bad! Ken
Posted by gartmore on 05/12/2006 - 15:29
Who said the 18-55 was soft?
Really like them Ken - good lighting, and soft focus done well, not a mushy sentimental look to them. Dan
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 05/12/2006 - 18:13
Who said the 18-55 was soft?
When scanning film it does seem to increase the grain, unless of course it is because the focus of the scanner is much better that the focus of an average enlarger and we are actually just seeing it reproduced properly for the first time. I've never minded grain in black and white too much as lon...
Posted by johnriley on 08/12/2006 - 14:30
Sanning Slides - Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV
Dunno really Dan. I think that some of them have 'faded' with age and I realise that no amount of tweeking of scanning options is going to bring back colour that is no longer there. I have quite a few photo's of flowers (as we all have probably) but the scans somehow don't look as contrasty as the o...
Posted by Mannesty on 07/12/2006 - 18:19
Sanning Slides - Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV
I have the exact same scanner. After much fiddling around, I no longer use the multi sampling because it takes absolutely ages and I can't detect a difference. 4x may possibly be worth it, but I don't even use that. For large numbers of slides I must admit that I tend to set everything to auto and l...
Posted by Mongoose on 07/12/2006 - 18:43
Sanning Slides - Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV
Peter, As far as the contrast being less than the originals, I would say that's preferable to being more contrasty, as you'll lose detail that way. Are you wanting to scan your complete back catalogue, or just selected highlights? Just asking because I'm wondering why you'd necessarily want a...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 07/12/2006 - 19:11
