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Achim Weimert

2005-05-21, 7:14 am

Hi,
I have loads of pictures for which I have to adjust the histogram as my
printing factory told me that the range of the histogram should be
between 10% and 90%. What does that mean in Photoshop CS (8.0)? We tried
the shadow/highlight dialogue: black clip and white clip but the
histogram still shows dots between 0% and 100% and it shows white lines
in between and is lower then the original one.

Thanks for your help,
Achim
KatWoman

2005-05-21, 7:14 pm

that is weird because I was told you should never move the white and black
points or you lose data from both highlight and shadow areas. So unless you
want less detail in your images I don't get it.

"Achim Weimert" <Achim.Weimert@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:d6muo2$jt8$2@news1.nefonline.de...
> Hi,
> I have loads of pictures for which I have to adjust the histogram as my
> printing factory told me that the range of the histogram should be
> between 10% and 90%. What does that mean in Photoshop CS (8.0)? We tried
> the shadow/highlight dialogue: black clip and white clip but the
> histogram still shows dots between 0% and 100% and it shows white lines
> in between and is lower then the original one.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Achim



Johan W. Elzenga

2005-05-21, 11:15 pm

Achim Weimert <Achim.Weimert@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote:

> I have loads of pictures for which I have to adjust the histogram as my
> printing factory told me that the range of the histogram should be
> between 10% and 90%. What does that mean in Photoshop CS (8.0)? We tried
> the shadow/highlight dialogue: black clip and white clip but the
> histogram still shows dots between 0% and 100% and it shows white lines
> in between and is lower then the original one.


Open 'Levels' and move the two sliders underneath 'Output Levels'
inwards so that the output levels become 25 and 230.


--
Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
KatWoman

2005-05-24, 7:17 pm

that is weird because I was told you should never move the white and black
points or you lose data from both highlight and shadow areas. So unless you
want less detail in your images I don't get it.

"Achim Weimert" <Achim.Weimert@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote in message
news:d6muo2$jt8$2@news1.nefonline.de...
> Hi,
> I have loads of pictures for which I have to adjust the histogram as my
> printing factory told me that the range of the histogram should be
> between 10% and 90%. What does that mean in Photoshop CS (8.0)? We tried
> the shadow/highlight dialogue: black clip and white clip but the
> histogram still shows dots between 0% and 100% and it shows white lines
> in between and is lower then the original one.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Achim



Johan W. Elzenga

2005-05-24, 7:18 pm

Achim Weimert <Achim.Weimert@XXXXXXXXXX> wrote:

> I have loads of pictures for which I have to adjust the histogram as my
> printing factory told me that the range of the histogram should be
> between 10% and 90%. What does that mean in Photoshop CS (8.0)? We tried
> the shadow/highlight dialogue: black clip and white clip but the
> histogram still shows dots between 0% and 100% and it shows white lines
> in between and is lower then the original one.


Open 'Levels' and move the two sliders underneath 'Output Levels'
inwards so that the output levels become 25 and 230.


--
Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.nl/
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