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Presets – Hard Edgy Look
Before we get to the preset, I wanted to let you know that Datacolor (makes of the Spyder monitor calibration system) is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday March 17 from 2-3pm. Here’s the details.
OK, on to the preset. This week I’m going back to an edgier look for a preset. I’ve actually included two in this one – hard edge and soft edge. They’re both pretty contrast and come from a look that I see out there a lot lately. You’ll find there’s a little bit of everything thrown into this one. If it looks too strong (or not strong enough), I’ve found that tweaking the Exposure and Blacks sliders usually helps, as its hard to create a preset that nails Exposure and Blacks for every photo.
As always, your comments are welcome. Download ‘em and let me know what you think.
To install:
1) Unzip the preset zip file on to your desktop
2) Go to the Develop module. NOTE: YOU MUST BE THE DEVELOP MODULE
3) Go to the Presets panel on the left. Right click anywhere in it and choose Import.
4) Select the .lrtemplate files you unzipped in Step 1 and click Import NOTE: DO NOT IMPORT THE ZIP FILE
• Click here to download the preset.
• Click here to see a sample of the preset.
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nice!
thanks a lot!
I shall certainly give this on a try!
Nice redesign by the way.
James
Nice effects Matt!!
Nice effects Matt. Many thanks!
Looking forward to playing with these, thanks!
Thank you for sharing! I am trying to find my editing style and be consistent. I love your work.
Nice, thanks Matt
My collection of presets keeps growing!
Cool! Thanks for sharing!
Bravo!
I’m going to use these for sure!
I am the develope module… I am the develope module… I AM THE DEVELOPE MODULE!
(sorry, couldn’t resist)
Very nice. These will be used a lot. Thanks, Matt!
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hey Matt,
i work as extensively on images as you do though i really dont like getting into PS when i can avoid it. this brings me to your introduction of the silver fx – i have found that i use the develop module exactly the same way you used the silver fx – i would have even done hey Matt,
thank you for the tutorial. it was very insightful.
i have something to add to it if you dont mind. i work as extensively on images as you do. though i really dont like getting into PS when i can avoid it. this brings me to your introduction of the silver fx filter – i have found that i use the develop module exactly the same way you used the silver fx – i would have even done the cloning (on that exact image) in LR instead of PS. the only thing that is not available in LR is the filmstyle simulation which i find quite interesting – it reminds me of amplitube or the guitar rig for emulating vintage amps in music production. that would be a great thing to have in LR.
you mentioned the channels in silver fx and that brings me to my method of converting to B&W:
i do it by desaturating every single color channel in the HSL module and then applying lightness correction in the luminance module – this way i can tweak the main saturation and vibrance channels for the overall look (if you press v and go into grayscale both vibrance and saturation become unavailable). in some cases this tweaking makes or breaks and image for me and i rely on it heavily. unfortunately there is no single button to desaturate all the saturation channels at once without losing the main vibrance and saturation channels (i might suggest that in the LR3 features forums at adobe labs if it has not been requested yet – its not in the LR3 beta though i checked). it would be interesting to set all the sliders to -100 with one click similar to the Alt+click reset (maybe Ctrl+click).
so my point is – set aside the filmstyle sim you can do exactly the same adjustments in LR as you did in PS without leaving LR and creating a potentially huge duplicate file (especially if you are working in 16bit as i am). i will have to test the filter more extensively for potential visual improvement which would make a strong argument for me to go into PS.
thank you again for the tutorial.
cheers
viktorthe cloning (on that exact image) in LR instead of PS. the only thing that is not available in LR is the filmstyle simulation which i find quite interesting – it reminds me of amplitube or the guitar rig for emulating vintage amps in music production. that would be a great thing to have in LR.
you mentioned the channels in silver fx and that brings me to my method of converting to B&W:
i do it by desaturating in the HSL module and then applying lightness correction in the lightness module – this way i can tweak the main saturation and vibrance channels for the overall look. in some cases this tweaking makes or breaks and image and i rely on it heavily. unfortunately there is no single button to desaturate alls the saturation channels at once without losing the main vibrance and saturation channels.
sorry – it seems there has been a minor oopsy with the copy+paste function.
the stuff after my regards is not part of the original message
is there no end to my ineptitude? i posted the comment in the wrong section. i am terribly sorry. Matt is it possible for you to move my wrong doings to the proper place?
thanks for your patience.
Hi!
just a quick question, this preset would also work on lightroom 1 or is it just for lightroom 2 and 3 ?
thanks,
Orash
Wondeful effects! TY so much.
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How do you do the import on a Mac?