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Tacit

2004-09-22, 11:14 am

>After this is done, I go back to Images, Brighten/Contrast, and
>then adjust the photo accordingly.


Others have already explained how to create an action that does what you need.

However, I strongly urge you, if you care about the photos, to stop using
Brightness/Contrast and learn to use Levels or Curves instead.

The Brightness/Contrast command is only intended ofr novices, and it degrades
the quality of your pictures. It is a "linear" command, which means that it
reduces image quality by clipping detail from the hilights and/or shadow of the
image.

Levels and Curves are both "nonlinear" commands; they can do the same thing as
Brightness/Contrast, but without degrading the quality of the image by clipping
detail.

If the image is simply underexposed, Levels may be all you need to fix it, and
learning to use the Levels command is not as difficult as learning to use the
Curves command. In fact, Auto Levels may fix the images better and faster than
Brightness/Contrast, and you need not learn the intricities of Levels at all!


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Danhiel - SoupOrNews Admin

2004-09-22, 11:14 am

in article 10l1ok91mn5gq91@news.supernews.com, jjs at
John@nopsam.stafford.net wrote on 09/21/2004 7:25 PM:

> "dgulley" <dhgulley@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:772a0f55.0409211546.18aabf06@posting.google.com...
>
> Look, a little Tough Love here. Go to http://www.artistmike.com and
> your answers will become clear to you.


Good advice.


jjs

2004-09-22, 11:14 am

"dgulley" <dhgulley@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:772a0f55.0409211546.18aabf06@posting.google.com...
>I have a work-related problem in Photoshop that I -really- need some
> help on!


Look, a little Tough Love here. When you pay a fortune for the
state-of-the-art photo-imaging program, would you not think that it can
automate such a simple, ordinary friggin task as that? Others will answer,
but the word here PRESS HELP AUTOMATE. Intuitive enough, moneybags?


Steve Moody

2004-09-22, 11:14 am

In article <BD76333E.1292C8%danhiel@soupornews.com>, Danhiel -
SoupOrNews Admin <danhiel@soupornews.com> wrote:

>
> Good advice.


That's a great site for non-artistic folks to master bevel and
emboss. Too bad that all you can do, Mike.

Gadgets

2004-09-28, 7:14 am

If you decide you want to tweak the brightness or levels for each pic while
batching the rest, you can put in a pause, with a preset adjustment, then as
you OK it, the batch will continue...

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