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Joëlle

2006-03-06, 6:24 pm

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Spandex Rutabaga

2006-03-06, 6:24 pm

"Jo=EBlle" wrote:
>=20
> If you haven't seen this program yet, it might come in handy for the ef=
fect
> you are after.
>=20
> http://www.photofiltre.com/
>=20
> It's free, does very simple, but fun, things. A lot of which you can't =
do as
> easily in PSP, if at all.
> Of the Plugins: the Gradients Plugin is fun and worth downloading, so i=
s the
> Diffusion in B&W, which is what I used for the attached.

Here's a description of how to get dither effects in PSP:
http://campratty.com/3gallery/g-pages/g0pg/g01.html
It's worth reading just for the part about the Histogram Adjustment
filter, which is presented in Porter's unique style.

If you are interested in dithering effects you might also try
something like this. Increase the size of your image by a factor of
2 or 4. Apply the dot, line or square greyscale effect in the Halftone
filter at a size of 4. Slightly Gaussian Blur the result (e.g. at a
setting of 0.5 or 1) and resize back to the original size. This tends
to make a somewhat more subtle effect than ordinary dither. That's
just one approach and you can obviously deviate from my suggestions.

Joëlle

2006-03-06, 6:24 pm

"Spandex Rutabaga" <SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote in message
news:440C90D5.545EA528@agabatur.xednaps...

"Joëlle" wrote:
>
> If you haven't seen this program yet, it might come in handy for the
> effect
> you are after.
>
> http://www.photofiltre.com/
>
> It's free, does very simple, but fun, things. A lot of which you can't do
> as
> easily in PSP, if at all.
> Of the Plugins: the Gradients Plugin is fun and worth downloading, so is
> the
> Diffusion in B&W, which is what I used for the attached.

Here's a description of how to get dither effects in PSP:
http://campratty.com/3gallery/g-pages/g0pg/g01.html
It's worth reading just for the part about the Histogram Adjustment
filter, which is presented in Porter's unique style.

If you are interested in dithering effects you might also try
something like this. Increase the size of your image by a factor of
2 or 4. Apply the dot, line or square greyscale effect in the Halftone
filter at a size of 4. Slightly Gaussian Blur the result (e.g. at a
setting of 0.5 or 1) and resize back to the original size. This tends
to make a somewhat more subtle effect than ordinary dither. That's
just one approach and you can obviously deviate from my suggestions.

---------------------------

Hey SR, you are so on the ball. :-))
I have seen this method on Porter's website, but must have had a temporary
memory lapse, as I had forgotten this was there.
I hope Ken will play with this.
I was looking for the PSP equivalent of the PS pointillizer filter this
morning and came across the above program, hence the suggestion to Ken.
All information is gratefully received though, thanks.
:-)
Joëlle

ken45140

2006-03-07, 6:26 pm

Jo=EBlle wrote:
> If you haven't seen this program yet, it might come in handy for the ef=
fect=20
> you are after.
>=20
> http://www.photofiltre.com/
>=20
> It's free, does very simple, but fun, things. A lot of which you can't =
do as=20
> easily in PSP, if at all.
> Of the Plugins: the Gradients Plugin is fun and worth downloading, so i=
s the=20
> Diffusion in B&W, which is what I used for the attached.
> It's a standalone program, but you can of course copy & paste back into=
PSP.
> :-)
> Jo=EBlle=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
Joelle: many, many thanks for pointing this out. I have downloaded it=20
but have not yet had time to "experiment". I will report back once I=20
have done so.

Ken

Spandex Rutabaga

2006-03-07, 6:26 pm

ken45140 wrote:

> Joelle: many, many thanks for pointing this out. I have downloaded it
> but have not yet had time to "experiment". I will report back once I
> have done so.

Many collectors of plug-ins are so busy downloading them that they
don't have time to use them :) Then, after downloading a couple of
thousand, they can't remember what they have or what the plug-ins
do :) Now if you could just paste them into an album like stamps
or into a scrapbook like photos....

ken45140

2006-03-07, 6:26 pm

Spandex Rutabaga wrote:
> ken45140 wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Many collectors of plug-ins are so busy downloading them that they
> don't have time to use them :) Then, after downloading a couple of
> thousand, they can't remember what they have or what the plug-ins
> do :) Now if you could just paste them into an album like stamps
> or into a scrapbook like photos....
>

Yes, this is on-target. In addition, several have dozens or scores or
more of effects internally. Remembering which ones are "useful" and can
or should be reapplied is another memory/logging exercise.

I just want pictures on the wall.......

Ken

Jackie Laderoute

2006-03-07, 10:23 pm

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:34:33 -0600, Spandex Rutabaga
<SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote:
>ken45140 wrote:
>
>
>Many collectors of plug-ins are so busy downloading them that they
>don't have time to use them :) Then, after downloading a couple of
>thousand, they can't remember what they have or what the plug-ins
>do :) Now if you could just paste them into an album like stamps
>or into a scrapbook like photos....

And some of us organize them. Plugin Manager allows you to group,
rename, add previews...

And don't forget, for some of us, it's a hobby - playing with effects
is just that, play. Some people play Doom, some people play with
plugins.

Next you'll be disparaging those of us with 50,000 fonts. *

;-)

Jackie

OK, I'm exaggerating. I only have 30,000 fonts, but several of those
are multiple masters, so they have to count as more than one.
--
< o \"/ Don't play cat and mouse with me! (
---@ ) ()-()
< o /"\ Jackie Laderoute jfladeroute@shaw.ca (o o)
*****************************************************************/\o/\

Spandex Rutabaga

2006-03-07, 10:23 pm

Jackie Laderoute wrote:

> Next you'll be disparaging those of us with 50,000 fonts. *

'Bagas gots no room for baggage.

Jackie Laderoute

2006-03-07, 10:23 pm

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:00:26 -0600, Spandex Rutabaga
<SpRu@agabatur.xednaps> wrote:
>Jackie Laderoute wrote:
>
>
>'Bagas gots no room for baggage.

Disk space is cheap. ;-)

Jackie
--
< o \"/ Don't play cat and mouse with me! (
---@ ) ()-()
< o /"\ Jackie Laderoute jfladeroute@shaw.ca (o o)
*****************************************************************/\o/\

ken45140

2006-03-09, 6:30 pm

Joëlle wrote:
> If you haven't seen this program yet, it might come in handy for the effect
> you are after.
>
> http://www.photofiltre.com/
>
> It's free, does very simple, but fun, things. A lot of which you can't do as
> easily in PSP, if at all.
> Of the Plugins: the Gradients Plugin is fun and worth downloading, so is the
> Diffusion in B&W, which is what I used for the attached.
> It's a standalone program, but you can of course copy & paste back intoPSP.
> :-)
> Joëlle
>
>
>
Joelle:

Photofiltre is installed and up and running (attachment), and the
Diffusion filter forms some interesting effects. I guess I do not need
French lessons to read the labels; just click the button and watch what
happens. :) The application looks like a fledgling PSP, maybe PSP1 or PSP2.

Thanks for the lead.

Ken

Joëlle

2006-03-09, 6:30 pm

"ken45140" <closeks@fuse.net> wrote in message news:441097a3_2@cnews...
Joëlle wrote:
> If you haven't seen this program yet, it might come in handy for the
> effect
> you are after.
>
> http://www.photofiltre.com/
>
> It's free, does very simple, but fun, things. A lot of which you can't do
> as
> easily in PSP, if at all.
> Of the Plugins: the Gradients Plugin is fun and worth downloading, so is
> the
> Diffusion in B&W, which is what I used for the attached.
> It's a standalone program, but you can of course copy & paste back into
> PSP.
> :-)
> Joëlle
>
>
>
Joelle:

Photofiltre is installed and up and running (attachment), and the
Diffusion filter forms some interesting effects. I guess I do not need
French lessons to read the labels; just click the button and watch what
happens. :) The application looks like a fledgling PSP, maybe PSP1 or PSP2.

Thanks for the lead.

Ken

--------------------------------
Yes, my thoughts exactly. A baby PSP.:-)
I have also tried a few different permutations with the Diffusion filter,
then pasted it into PSP and played some more.
I haven't managed to get that nice PS effect though, but it's close.
The Photofiltre/PSP combination gets some interesting results.
Glad you're having fun.
:-)
Joëlle