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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 255875" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>Downloaded it on a whim, installed it and took a look. I'm running the latest generation Macbook Pro with 16GB of RAM and this is the slowest thing on the planet. And each and every time you want to tweak something it's the devil all over again. It's currently completely locked on a D600 file. I'm using a PSD since that's what I have (I don't work on jpegs, only export them) and I've been waiting 12 minutes.</p><p></p><p><em>Note to anyone trying it, turn off the Preview button until after you set all 3 sliders. Then go get a beer.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em></em>Here's what it is, really, a single image, desaturating HDR-like tone mapper. The settings have less to do with getting color tones right as they do with feel. </p><p></p><p>I'm not saying this isn't the tool for you - we all have our favorites and I'm happy you found something that works for you. But there's nothing I'm seeing here that I can't do in half the time and without any of the frustration using HDR Efex Pro 2 and Silver Efex Pro 2. Granted, they are not free, but I have them already. </p><p></p><p>GIMP will not be lasting the night on my Mac. I actually hate the fact that it pops up as a trio of floating windows with no common organizer (by default - there may be one, but having them free floating is just too out there compared to <em>everything </em>else). </p><p></p><p>My apologies, in advance, if this sounds like I'm raining on your parade. I'm just expressing my frustrations with the tool for others' benefit in case they thing they're doing something wrong. If you must try, I found this blog to be extremely helpful in explaining what to do, though I am puzzled that I do not have 2 of the sliders shown on their tool image. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://blog.wbou.de/index.php/2009/08/04/black-and-white-conversion-with-gegls-c2g-color2gray-in-gimp/" target="_blank">Captured Moments » Black and White Conversion with GEGL's c2g (color2gray) in GIMP</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 255875, member: 9240"] Downloaded it on a whim, installed it and took a look. I'm running the latest generation Macbook Pro with 16GB of RAM and this is the slowest thing on the planet. And each and every time you want to tweak something it's the devil all over again. It's currently completely locked on a D600 file. I'm using a PSD since that's what I have (I don't work on jpegs, only export them) and I've been waiting 12 minutes. [I]Note to anyone trying it, turn off the Preview button until after you set all 3 sliders. Then go get a beer. [/I]Here's what it is, really, a single image, desaturating HDR-like tone mapper. The settings have less to do with getting color tones right as they do with feel. I'm not saying this isn't the tool for you - we all have our favorites and I'm happy you found something that works for you. But there's nothing I'm seeing here that I can't do in half the time and without any of the frustration using HDR Efex Pro 2 and Silver Efex Pro 2. Granted, they are not free, but I have them already. GIMP will not be lasting the night on my Mac. I actually hate the fact that it pops up as a trio of floating windows with no common organizer (by default - there may be one, but having them free floating is just too out there compared to [I]everything [/I]else). My apologies, in advance, if this sounds like I'm raining on your parade. I'm just expressing my frustrations with the tool for others' benefit in case they thing they're doing something wrong. If you must try, I found this blog to be extremely helpful in explaining what to do, though I am puzzled that I do not have 2 of the sliders shown on their tool image. [url=http://blog.wbou.de/index.php/2009/08/04/black-and-white-conversion-with-gegls-c2g-color2gray-in-gimp/]Captured Moments » Black and White Conversion with GEGL's c2g (color2gray) in GIMP[/url] [/QUOTE]
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