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Post by Antonio Correia on Jun 8, 2013 21:34:13 GMT
Anyone using Topaz Black and White plug in ? I have Nik's which is quite good returning good results. I have done some great images with it. But when I use High Structure for example I always have some hallos around the person as you can see here which in fact I tried to disguise with a mask. Perhaps they are very similar... |
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Post by Stevewebb on Jun 9, 2013 15:35:53 GMT
Hi Antonio
I have some of the Topaz plug ins but not the B&W one as SEP2 seems to do everything I want it to. Are you on SEP2 or the first version. I couldn't believe the difference in the upgraded version of SEP
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Post by Antonio Correia on Jun 9, 2013 15:41:02 GMT
Hi Steve  I have SEP 2 for a year or so, before they were bought by Google. I do like it ... very practical with nice results. I use the plug in with masks sometimes... |
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Post by Stevewebb on Jun 9, 2013 15:44:37 GMT
I find the "Full Dynamic Harsh" pre-set a great place to start and then generally adjust mine from there. Do you have a favourite place to start off?
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Post by Antonio Correia on Jun 9, 2013 16:08:26 GMT
That is really a harsh start Steve ! It depends on the image of course but I do start from these Favorits. Sometimes I make two of them (High Structure and Fine Art Process) in separate layers of course and mask them... The first for the cloths and the other for the face. However, one must be careful about the halos produced !  |
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Post by Stevewebb on Jun 9, 2013 16:45:24 GMT
Indeed, you have to be careful. I find the Topaz plugins quite clunky (not sure if that translates to portuguese??  ), they are not as straight forward to use as NIK and the different effects don't seem to be organised in any real order to me. |
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Post by Antonio Correia on Jun 9, 2013 20:11:23 GMT
I do understand you Steve |
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