TRA2 - User Manual
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1. You wouldn t even know an action had been run if no one had told you Subtle effect but still very normal looking Noticeable but tame effect Looks Processed Anyone would know it s been tweaked e Difficulty This rating is for how hard the action is to use based on how much work is required after you run the action Run it and forget it Action has optional tweaks by using layer opacity Action comes with optional layer masks to refine Mandatory layer masks action does nothing until the layer mask has been manipulated Mandatory layer masks additional tweaking e CPU Torture We tested every action in the set for speed and rated them for how long they ll take to run These numbers will of course vary greatly with the size of the file you re running the action on the amount of memory you have installed and the relative speed of your machine Our baseline system is my PC a 2 4GHz Core 2 Duo with 3GB ram under Windows XP and CS3 Ao lt 1 second lt 5 seconds lt 10 seconds lt 20 seconds Over 20 seconds You ll also find before after images for each action you can see more variations in the Samples section of the website at www gettotallyrad com The Usage Notes will give some great hints on how to get the most out of the actions and the Description will provide some insight into what w2. Also plays very well with Burn Out and POS Lens Page 38 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown E Legend Sharpening Actions Intensity Difficulty CPU Torture k k x Layer Masks No Opaque Yes Straight Edge Slice Like A Ninja The most aggressive sharpening action in the set Good Most versatile sharpening action in the set Two pass High for photos that were a little soft to begin with jpegs shot Pass sharpening once for local contrast once for fine with low sharpening or wide open lenses details Works well on just about everything Defaults to 50 strength and you can turn it up or down to taste Uses a two pass edge masked USM with low radius Cut Like A Razor Blade J Sharp Simple two pass USM Great as an alternative to Slice Aggressive edge sharpening action Great for in camera Like A Ninja they were two lyrics from the same verse jpegs or wide open lenses after all Withholds sharpening from shadows and highlights to avoid clipping and increased noise Page 39 Misc Actions Select O Sharp Used to selectively sharpen areas of a photo two pass USM for local contrast and fine detail Uses a Paint white into the mask to selectively sharpen areas of a photo Smooth O Matic Simple noise reduction routine Vary the strength of the effect with the resulting layer s opacity Red Channel Fix Corrects blotchy colors and or skies that can appear in certain red
3. before WWE TNT e yer opacity to control the strength of the effect Use la The layers inside the set give you finer control over the balance between lightening and contrast after Page 34 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown a Legend Greetings From Intensity Si kk x E iffi Paradise amp Wish You dea x Were Here ae eee aces Description Wish You Were Here saturates just the blues and greens in a photo Excellent for landscape images Uses a somewhat novel L a b based method which has a different look than other tools Greetings From Paradise deepens the blues in a photo Use it on skies Will have a stronger effect the more saturated the sky is so running this on top of Wish You Were Here will increase the strength of the effect Doesn t touch any of the other tones before The example at right has both actions run Wish You Were Here first followed by Greetings From Paradise Usage Notes Use layer opacity to control the strength of the effect after Page 35 RA The Revenge a A Manual acia Detailed Action Breakdown Description Used to selectively soften sharpen the image Sharpens the areas that aren t blurred This action can be used to simulate optical focus effects with more precision and less time than Photoshop s built in method the lens blur filter Simulating tilts and swings is very easy to do with this action f zero is m
4. channel heavy actions If you run an action and the skies look blotchy and nasty afterward start over and then run this first Very useful for Lith E Yum and In Faux Red This action is opaque User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Intensity Varies Difficulty Varies CPU Torture Varies Layer Masks Varies Opaque Varies Select O Pop Similar to Select O Sharp Lightens a bit and will clip highlights that are already close to the edge Great for eyes jewelry shiny things etc De Toner If you don t like the toning added by one of the B amp W actions run this afterward to get back to neutral grays Simply desaturates an image Useful but not very fancy Crush Darkens the shadows of an image basically crushing the blacks Great for optionally restoring over lightened Shadows resulting from BAMF Can O Whoopass or any other action Page 40
5. di ATA Nr et Page 23 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Flare Up faded Creates the impression of warm backlighting by allowing the highlights to spill over into the other tones Lightens the image overall and reduces saturation before Only areas that are close to pure white will end up flaring if an image doesn t have a pure white then this will basically just end up warming the image up The faded variation will yellow up the highlights so that there is no pure white in the resulting image after Works best on images that have blown highlights around light sources i e images shot into strong backlighting or images with a blown out sky Page 24 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Get Faded Intensity Difficulty x x CPU Torture k Layer Masks No Opaque No Description Fades and tweaks the colors in an image to create a vintage faded photo color palette An excellent companion to one of the texture actions and can also be combined mixed together to create new faded tones Adjust opacity to season to taste Works very well with POS Lens and Burn Out inal image neutral origina summer ter win autumn Page 25 RA The Revenge a A Manual acia Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Can O Whoopass Intensity a Difficulty kk k x CPU Torture k x Layer Masks Mandatory Opaqu
6. highlights and shadows a bit on images that already have a very full tonal range The right kind of light is essential to the look but when it s right it s SO right Optionally increase the opacity of the HL softener layer to compress the tonal range a bit If the highlights are too hot this ll fix it Page 13 Legend Intensity x k x Difficulty CPU Torture x x Layer Masks Opaque before after RA The Revenge a A Manual acia Detailed Action Breakdown Legend B A M F B amp W TEEN ar oe Difficulty x ke x CPU Torture k k k x Layer Masks Optional Opaque Yes Description Bad Ass Mother F amp Soft tonal scale prominent details and exceptional retention of highlight and shadow details A truly unique B amp W conversion method that can work miracles for difficult photos Nothing else even comes close U LL O Us U 2 Usage Notes 16 bit version will work on 8 bit photos and is actually faster than the 8 bit version but will also introduce banding in about 50 of situations skies especially The 8 bit version fixes that ironically by converting to 16 bit and then back Can muddy up the shadows more than you might like Run 5 Crush afterward to deepen the shadows more ra Can introduce halos around high contrast edges If this is objectionable for your application then either mask off or reduce the opacity of the Mid Details layer which is the layer that causes the haloing V
7. RA The RA ett MA anna troduction A little word from Doug Thanks for purchasing TRA2 The Revenge This manual will help you get started with your actions and offers a wealth of knowledge on how to get the most out of your product If you want to just dive right in then check out the Quick Start section and you ll be set up in just a few minutes We also recommend you check out the section on Layers and Layer Masks Layers are fundamental to the operation of the Totally Rad Actions and knowing a thing or two about them will ensure you get the most out of your purchase Be sure to check out the video tutorials on our site as well most of the concepts you need to know are already outlined in a series of short moderately entertaining video tutorials Finally if you really want the nitty gritty on each action check out the final section of this manual which breaks down each action in the set and offers a lot of suggestions on when to use them and how to tweak them The samples section of the website is also a great place to browse the possibilities and learn about what each action will do So have fun and we hope these actions can help you take your images to the next level If you ever need a hand with things we re here for you so don t hesitate to email or call Doug Boutwell www gettotallyrad com Page 1 RA The Revenge a A Manual accio able Of Contents Contents ASTallina OUr ACHON Strada lila sia olen Gia Mata e
8. ason double clicking the atn file doesn t open Photoshop and install the actions then we ll have to do things the hard way Check out the video tutorial at www gettotallyrad com for info on how to do things the hard way Page 3 RA The Revenge a A Manual acc sing The Actions Using The Actions Once you ve got the actions installed we recommend putting the actions palette into button mode To do this make sure your actions palette is visible and then click on the actions palette menu button in the top right of the palette It Il look a little different from the illustration in CS2 but it s in the same place Click Button Mode from that menu You should now have a very pretty L Acton a color coded list of actions To run one aie Baring Aid of the actions just click on it Let it run vo P Lights on through to its completion since A p Lights out stopping an action in the middle of is eee ee er eee er eee rrererereree rere rere ree rrereeeee Terre ee eerrerererrreerererereerererereerererereerererereerereeerrererereree rer rrerr rere rrerr errr reer rere rrerererereerererereerer ere teeter ererrere rere tier EEN KAN running will cause it to run weird the next time too Layer Opacity Nearly every action in TRA2 The Revenge will create a new layer or layer set as a result One of the most powerful features of the Totally Rad Actions is their tweakability and the layers palette is the key to that powe
9. certain parts of the photo TEEN just click the thumbnail of the layer pr m UN Can O Whoopass mask to select it and paint onto i the photo using the brush tool i PEE with white as the foreground color There are only a few actions in TRA2 The Revenge that use this technique but it s a very powerful way to control the effect of an action in the photo Alternately if a layer has a white mask you can use a black brush to subtract the effect from certain areas of a photo Check out the video tutorial at www gettotallyrad com for more on how layer masks work Combining Actions Most of the actions in TRA2 The Revenge can be combined together to create unique recipes for your images By blending several actions together in a single image you have nearly limitless possible combinations and can create a unique look for your images Most of the actions in the set will create a new layer or layer set when the action completes In a sense the result of the action is stored in that layer or layer set and you can then use layers or layer masks to control what parts of a photo the action effects and how strong that effect is Additionally whenever it s possible we ve created layers that are transparent meaning that changes to the layers below it in the layer stack will still affect the whole image This gives you great flexibility in how you combine your actions Actions that create non transparent or opaque laye
10. e No Description Simultaneously dodges shadows burns highlights and increases local contrast over the whole photo The closest thing to magic that we ve ever written If the image is lacking something try opening up a Can O Whoopass on it before Usage Notes Use a white brush on the layer mask to paint it into areas you want to increase the presence of You can also just hit ctrl I command I on the mac to flip the mask around so it applies to the whole image On some photos this looks great on some it looks less than ideal Similar philosophy behind this action as BAMF after If the shadows become too light muddy after running this try running Crush afterward This will restore some depth to the blacks The before after shown here has Crush run on it at full strength Page 26 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Burn Out Auto Vignette that moderately darkens the edges of the frame and creates a slight vignette from center to edge Great as a subtle device to draw the eye into the frame as well as for creating a vintage look before You can select the layer mask for either of the two layers in the set and hit CTRL T command T to transform the mask This allows you to move the vignette even farther to the outside by enlarging the layer mask so the darkest edges are outside the frame You can also transform in any other combination of ways to restrict the vignette to a ce
11. e were thinking when we created the action Page 7 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Detroit B amp W A steely muted cool toned B amp W action with compressed highlights If you re not fond of the toning run De Toner afterward to get a neutral gray You can adjust the level of highlight compression by varying the opacity of the Highlight Pinch layer Less opacity will yield a brighter image after Page 8 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Lith E Yum Emulates the look of a lith print from an infared negative Similar to In Faux Red but with a less prominent darkening of skies and a pink ish tone Comes with two tweaks that you can use both are meant to be implemented solely by using opacity Increase the opacity of the Lith Reducer layer to bring back the highlights and tone down the intensity of the action overall Increase the opacity of the Shadow Dodge layer to bring back shadow detail Using both tweak layers together will reduce the overall contrast but can look really cool You can also use the layer masks to be more selective if you re good with that kinda stuff The more saturated the sky blues the more deep the color and dramatic the result Try running Greetings From Paradise and Wish You Were Here first if you want a stronger result If you see banding or other blotchy nastiness in the sky run Red Channel Fix first this
12. eant to be a quick way to create the mask you want Without one of the three conversions it looks pretty bad You ll want to use one of the three conversions afterward to make it look pretty see notes below the Super HQ version was used for the example at right Usage Notes You can paint black into the image to select the areas you want to bring back into focus action selects black for you at the end Alternately use the gradient tool to create a black gt white gradient leading from the interesting area to simulate the look of a tilt shift Once you ve created the mask you want run one of the three conversion actions and the blur will be refined creating a more gradual transition from in focus to out of focus e High Quality is the fastest and does a decent job e Super HQ is the best tradeoff between speed and quality It takes only a couple seconds more than HQ and this is the method I recommend using e Insane Quality looks great but takes about 20 times longer On the order of several minutes vs several seconds Page 36 Legend Intensity x k k k x Difficulty k k k k xk CPU Torture 2 5 Layer Masks Mandatory Opaque Yes after TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Beer Goggles Intensity res Difficulty kok ok ok CPU Torture x x Layer Masks Mandatory Opaque Yes Description Selectively sharpen and soften areas in a photo allowing you to see only what you wa
13. ery similar to Can O Whoopass in its concept and execution Page 14 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Bullet Tooth Cool desaturated color with hot highlights and crushed shadows Contrasty Similar to the bleach bypass technique used in many recent movies before Works great in hard light Has a tendency to bleach highlights out and lose highlight detail that s part of the look after Page 15 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Warm rich tones with desaturated greens and blues crisp midtone details and a slight glow boost to the highlights Inspired by the recent Hollywood blockbuster about the Mediterranean city state of the same name before You can use a black brush to withhold the Glowiness Grain layer from areas that either have goofy highlight transitions or else are just blown too hot Or if you just don t like the grain This layer is an essential part of the look though so go easy if you start removing it If you REALLY want to get closer to the look then you ll have to really burn that sky down Greetings From Paradise will help with that as will Big Blue or Yin Yang from TRAL Deep contrasty skies will really give that dramatic epic look after Page 16 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Intensity Difficulty CPU Torture Layer Masks Opaque D
14. escription Golden desaturated colors with crushed shadows and soft highlights Cool cyan shadows Similar to Sparta before _ Usage Notes after Page 17 Legend x x k x No No RA The Revenge a A Manual acia Detailed Action Breakdown Legend 7 Grandma s Tap Shoes Intensity Difficulty CPU Torture Layer Masks No Opaque No ADA Ot OF Description Very warm color palette with extra midtone detail and a soft overall tonal scale before Usage Notes Works really well with the textures from the Dirt family Use layer set opacity to adjust the strength of the effect Also works great as a toner over B amp W images after Page 18 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Pool Party Warm highlights cool shadows and a slight boost in contrast Vintage y soft cross processed feel before Works really well with the textures from the Dirt family Use layer set opacity to adjust the strength of the effect Also works great as a toner over B amp W images after Page 19 TRA2 The Revenge min A ciar Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Acid Washed Intensity g EEE Difficulty x CPU Torture k x Layer Masks No Opaque No Description Slightly pink highlights and cyan midtones shadows Slight boost in contrast Vintage y soft cross processed feel A PEE before Usage Notes e gt ekp after Page 20 RA The Re
15. essesecssescessesecesesess 35 o A A OEE T 36 Beer Goggles seneuna tt eves anaes EAO 37 Bt gk ay Facet Familia ia 38 SEO SMI GC ACOSO 39 MUS CIACION SNE EA AA Sa eee O ads cs aca ahaa aaa cdo Bn apo teehee OT 40 Page 2 RA The RA ett MA acciona Stalling Your Actions Installing Your Actions If you re reading this then you ve already successfully downloaded your actions and opened the zip archive Congrats The next step before you do anything else is to BURN A BACKUP OF THAT FILE That s right the one you just downloaded Burn it to a CD NOW Computers crash every day and you don t want to be the unfortunate one that s left without their favorite actions I get at least a couple emails a week from people who thought it wouldn t happen to them Guess what It DID Take the 5 minutes and do it You ll sleep better for it After doing that the next part is so easy it ll seem like magic The zip archive you downloaded and opened has two files This one and the other one Double click the other one the one ending in atn that says TRA2 The Revenge You re done That s it If you don t see the actions first make sure your actions palette is visible by opening Photoshop which should have been opened when you double clicked the aforementioned file and then click Window gt Actions Your actions palette should now be visible and you can scroll down to the bottom where your new actions currently reside If for whatever re
16. k Rich grays contrasty skintones and good detail retention overall U LL O Uan U 2 Meant to generally mimic the tonal response of traditional panchromatic B amp W film More blue heavy than our other B amp W actions which means more contrast in the skintones deeper skintones overall and lighter skies Also means that photos with a cool ish white balance will be rendered slightly lighter g Am RITA E q Page 11 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Homestead B amp W Warm antique y black and white conversion with a compressed tonal scale and soft shadows and highlights Lots of gritty local detail Warm tone Dirty inverse vignette around the edges simulating the gradual bleaching of the silver in the edges of a print If you don t like the toning run De Toner afterwards Alternately just turn off the Toning layer If you re not fond of the inverse vignette then you can turn off the Edge Fade layer You can reduce the opacity of the Range Compression layer to control the degree to which the overall contrast gets reduced Page 12 RA The Revenge a A Manual acc Detailed Action Breakdown Milk and Cookies B amp W Description Contrasty B amp W with soft luminous milky highlights Great for portraits in soft even frontal light Usage Notes Specifically tweaked to give that porcelain skin hot highlights look Will clip
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18. nt to see Works well as a subtle device to draw attention to the important details and downplay the non important ones somewhat like dodging and burning but with focus instead of tones Basically f zero with a smaller radius before Usage Notes Use a black brush to paint back areas you want sharp already selected for you at the end of the action The effect is very subtle and is meant to be very subtle Used right you barely even know it s there but it helps to subdue busy distracting details after Page 37 RA The Revenge a A Manual acia Detailed Action Breakdown E E Legend The Dirt Family Intensity kk Ok x Difficulty x k x CPU Torture cR 25 Layer Masks Recommended Opaque No Description All the actions with Dirt in the name are grunge textures meant to help create a worn faded distressed look They all have a similar feel but differ subtly These actions create the texture on the fly and automatically align it to the photo This saves the work of resizing cropping filtering etc a photo based texture before The example at right uses Dirty Diana at 50 opacity Burn Out and Get Faded summer Usage Notes Use a black brush to paint back areas you don t want the texture to cover faces etc Use layer opacity to reduce the overall effect to taste For best results use this over one of the Get Faded actions or over something else that compresses the output tonal range after
19. o modify and then select the Marquee tool press m Now simply pressing a number on the keyboard will set the opacity to 10x that number So pressing 6 will set 60 opacity for the selected layer Pressing 2 will give you 20 If you press two keys in rapid succession you can get even finer control For instance 4 then 8 will give you 48 opacity Page 4 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Using The Actions Layer Masks Some of the more difficult actions signified with a 4 or 5 star difficulty rating in the TRA2 Action Breakdown require the use of layer masks in order to work properly Layer Masks are a way for Photoshop to know where to apply a layer in a photo They allow you to have a layer that affects only the specific parts of the photo that you choose rather than the whole image Layer masks are like lightbulbs where they re light you ll be able to see the layer and where they re dark you won t be able to see the layer You can use many of the tools available in Photoshop to paint into layer masks but we recommend using the brush or the gradient If a layer has a layer mask attached then you ll see a thumbnail of the layer mask to the right of the layer icon in the layers palette It looks like this In this case the layer mask is all black which means that it actually isn t applying to anything and the layer it s attached to is completely transparent To make the layer tL i visible in
20. r For more on how layers work in general check out the video tutorial at www gettotallyrad com What follows is a brief description of what you need to know to get the most out of your actions With only a few exceptions the actions in TRA2 The Revenge don t require much use of layer masks Most of the actions can be tweaked to your heart s content using just the opacity slider The opacity slider can be used to control the strength of each layer and it s located in the Layers Palette If you can t see the Layers Palette click on Window gt Layers You should now see something that looks like this es Acid Washed is a layer set represented by a folder Layers x siames Paths l __ ad icon and is what you ll get when you run the action Pass Through w Opacity 10096 Acid Washed It is the currently active selection in Lock ag the layers palette and is therefore highlighted in blue Changing the value in the Opacity box pointed BE Acid Washed to by the red arrow will change the strength of the action from 100 all the way down to zero You can also click the arrow to the right of the Opacity box to use a slider to control opacity If you wanted to control the opacity strength of a different layer you d simply select it by clicking on its thumbnail in the Layers Palette and then use the Opacity slider You can also use the number keys to quickly dial in an opacity setting Select the layer you want t
21. r resampling method to downsize your images they may appear over sharpened Use plain old bicubic or bicubic smoother as the resampling method for best results after Page 31 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Highlight Separator Shadow Separator Increases separation between the details in the highlights shadows of an image Doesn t alter the fundamental tonal relationships of a photo but makes the details in the extreme ends of the tonal scale more prominent Basically sharpens detail at the extreme ends of the tonal scale without causing any additional clipping the HLs or shadows before You can use layer opacity to control the strength of the effect If the occasional haloing effect is objectionable you can add a mask to the layer and use a black brush to withhold it from specific areas of the photo after Page 32 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Punch Out Intensity x x Difficulty x x CPU Torture Layer Masks No Opaque No Description Quick and simple contrast boost with gentle highlight and shadow transitions before Usage Notes Use layer opacity to control the strength of the effect after Page 33 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Claire ify Adds a bump in contrast and a lightening of the midtones Great for flattering portraits while maintaining snap to the image
22. rea of the photo that you DON T like the effect of the action on you can add a layer mask to the whole group and use a black brush to withhold it from that area after Page 29 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Go With The Grain Emulates a heavy film like grain Uses a two stage noise algorithm as well as scattering the edges of objects to give a very realistic film grain look Will cause minor softening of an image s prominent details before Y AA py MN You can individually tweak the overall noise and the scattering of edges by playing with the opacity of the two layers in the set Reducing the scatter will reduce the softening effect but also provide a less film y result after Reducing the overall noise too much without reducing the scatter will look weird You can also use the opacity of the whole layer set to control the strength of the effect Page 30 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown A Better Web Sharpen Pretty self explanatory Better than whatever other web sharpening routine you ve been using Honest Your old method is embarrassed right now because it just got served Gives a great overall impression of sharpness without oversharpening edges or introducing halos before Run this on flattened images after resizing as a last step before saving the image for the web If you re using the bicubic sharpe
23. rs are noted in the Action Breakdown section There is no right or wrong way to combine your actions together so run a few and see what happens If you don t like the effect of a particular action you can drag the whole layer to the trash icon in the layers palette Alternately you can click the eyeball icon to the left of the layer icon to turn the visibility of that layer on and off This is a great way to see just what that action is contributing to the overall look of the image You can also use layer opacity to interactively blend different actions together Page 5 RA The Revenge a A MA acc sing The Actions Also note that when you run an action the new layer layer set will be placed immediately above the selected layer in the layers palette If you have a layer set expanded the new layer will end up within that layer set A few of the actions will expand the layer set when they re done running so you can tweak the action Click the little arrow between the layer set icon the folder and the eyeball icon to expand collapse a layer set Page 6 RA The Revenge cnn User s Manual laaan Detailed Action Breakdown Action Breakdown In the next section you ll find detailed information on each action in the set along with a few tips on how to use them and combine them For most of the actions you ll find the following information e Intensity We ve rated the intensity of each action on a five point scale
24. rtain part of the photo after If you duplicate the whole resulting layer set you ll get a double intensity vignette Page 27 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Legend P O S Lens Intensity EE Difficulty k ok CPU Torture wk k k k x Layer Masks No Opaque Yes Description te JE x E Emulates the look of a toy camera or old brass lens A piece of Bees 2 Se ee ee SS we s amp lens in other words Softens and burns the edges as de ys os AA t well as introducing minor flare in the highlights Slight increase in overall contrast and reduction in local contrast U LL O Us U 2 Usage Notes You can open up the resulting layer and individually tweak the blur vignette highlight flare and midtone gain Just use the Opacity sliders to back them off to taste if you d like Le y Ga Page 28 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Orange You Glad I Didn t Say Banana Reduces saturation of the reds and oranges in a photo Great for correcting over red skintones or strong tungsten light color casts without destroying the warmth of a photo before Changes the overall color balance of the photo a tiny bit but it s often a worthwhile tradeoff If 100 accurate color is super important then think about using something else On the other hand if accurate color is a concern you wouldn t need this action anyway If there s an a
25. should minimize if not entirely eliminate the issue Page 9 RA The Revenge A Manual acia Detailed Action Breakdown Legend In Faux Red Intensity kK ke k xk ok Difficulty x ke k x CPU Torture x x Layer Masks Recommended Opaque No Description Pseudo infared Meant to look like the classic Kodak HIE film shot through an opaque infared filter Luminous skintones deep skies high contrast with grain and some highlight and shadow bleeding Soft details overall i E w e e e wil NTE A before Usage Notes Comes with two optional layers that you can use to control highlights and shadows Intensity Reducer controls the highlights while Shadow Control controls the shadows Paint over the areas that you want to lighten darken with those layers to bring clipped tones back into range use a white brush Or just let it be uber contrasty Your call But most images benefit from some tweaking of the HL s and shadows after The more saturated the sky blues the more deep the color and dramatic the result Try running Greetings From Paradise and Wish You Were Here first if you want a stronger result If you see banding or other blotchy nastiness in the sky run Red Channel Fix first this should minimize if not entirely eliminate the issue Page 10 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Gritty punchy B amp W conversion that s great for a street reportage loo
26. venge a A Mama Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Lux s of t Intensity xk k x Difficulty CPU Torture Layer Masks No Opaque No Description Warm luminous highlights and cyan shadows with a soft color palette and tonal scale before Usage Notes Use layer set opacity to adjust the strength of the effect Also works great as a toner over B amp W images Page 21 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Lux hard Warm highlights and cool cyan shaows with a bit of kick and contrast before Use layer set opacity to adjust the strength of the effect Also works great as a toner over B amp W images after Page 22 TRA2 The Revenge User s Manual Detailed Action Breakdown Legend Flare Up golden Intensity kok x Difficulty x x CPU Torture x x Layer Masks No Opaque No Description Creates the impression of warm backlighting by allowing the highlights to spill over into the other tones Lightens the image overall and reduces saturation Warms up an image significantly before 7 _ Usage Notes Only areas that are close to pure white will end up flaring if an image doesn t have a pure white then this will basically just end up warming the image up Works best on images that have blown highlights around light sources i e images shot into strong backlighting or images with a blown out sky after Ez A A D s PAS w
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