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bshamilton
January 3rd, 2006, 11:53 AM
Forgive my ignorance, but could someone explain what channel mixer is and how and why it's used?
Wendy
January 3rd, 2006, 12:26 PM
Hi Barry ...

The Channel mixer provides a method of taking the information that is held in each of the colour channels (Rad, Green, Blue) and allows you to change it by mixing it with information from one of the other colour channels.

Its not easy to explain ... its far easier to just load it and move the controls around :)

But here are some examples of how it is used

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/b-w_better.shtml
http://nature-photography-central.com/Digital_Infrared_Photography_Tutorials.html
http://www.tutorialwiz.com/frost_and_snow/

As you will see it really can be used for a wide variety of things :)

Wendy
Pauline
January 3rd, 2006, 02:55 PM
Wendy that third tutorial with the snow and frost was pretty cool! Thanks for the link.
Wendy
January 3rd, 2006, 06:06 PM
Hi Pauline ...

It took me a while to find that one ... Channel Mixer does all sorts of things but 99% of the tutorial and turning colour to B&W.

I have bookmarked the site as it looked quite good .. :)

Wendy
Carbone
January 3rd, 2006, 07:56 PM
This one third tutorial alone is worth to install Grant's tool! If you have an eye for snow, go try it now!

(I'm gonna get sick in the living room waiting for you all to return.. creating synthetic snow... lol!)

Ray
Wendy
January 3rd, 2006, 08:00 PM
Ray ...

Well for we folks that don't get a lot of snow we have to be able to create our own :)

Wendy
GaryK
January 3rd, 2006, 08:02 PM
Ray

We are all going to make snow pictures and email them to you...just a special Christmas present, from us to you:D :D
Carbone
January 3rd, 2006, 08:10 PM
While you do this, my "friends".., I'll indulge myself into this other kind of frozen stuf...

http://homepage.mac.com/carbmac/captures/SB_92002COR.jpg

:D

Ray
Grant
January 3rd, 2006, 08:14 PM
creating synthetic snow... lol!

Ray

Snow is wonderful ..... until you have to shovel it ..... synthetic or not!
Carbone
January 3rd, 2006, 08:15 PM
My point, exactly!

:D :D

However, shovelling ice cream in my mouth is a really enjoyable exercise :)

Ray
Wendy
January 4th, 2006, 05:52 AM
Ray ...

All that ice cream ... just for you :eek: :eek:


Wendy