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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 287288" data-attributes="member: 9240">(I was tempted to call this, "How I Can Fart Out Edits With Infrared",  thanks to a comment that @<a href="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=12257" target="_blank">Pretzel</a> made in another thread, but I decided  to be a little less playful. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  I had originally wanted to put this in the tutorial section, but since it requires moderation first, and I need to split this into 3 posts because I can't link more than 1 video per post, I'm putting it in the main section.  Mods, feel free to move this to Tutorials if you'd like.)Working with an Infrared camera can be rather time consuming if you have  to do it all every single time.  But there are some basic tools that  allow IR edits to be done fairly quickly and repeatedly, and it's my  hopes that this series of 3 videos will assist other IR Photographers in  their workflows.  The original inspiration to do this came from [USER=16372]@Englischdude[/USER] and his post about not being able to get his IR converted D70 to White Balance properly in-camera.  While this is a rather common problem among IR converted Nikons (not mine), it is entirely possible to work around this when you're shooting RAW, and that's that this first video is about.Video #1 - Achieving A Proper White Balance & Easy Channel SwappingOne criticism of IR Converted Nikon cameras is that they often fail to  achieve a proper white balance in-camera.  While this is not the case  with my D7000, the in-camera WB adjustment only applies to JPEGs and  image previews.  When shooting RAW you still get what you get, so while  your JPEG preview might be fine, when you import your RAW file it is  often impossible to achieve the same look using Lightroom or Adobe  Camera RAW because you run out of room on your White Balance slider.   This can be remedied by creating a Custom Camera Profile using the Adobe  DNG Profile Editor, which is a free download (Click <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5493" target="_blank">here for Mac</a>, and <a href="http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=5494" target="_blank">here for PC</a>).   In order to use it, you must have your RAW file converted to DNG  format from NEF.  This can be done on import into Lightroom, or using  the DNG converter tool available with Adobe Camera RAW.  Once created, your custom profile can be applied to your IR images on  import, or simply with a click in Lightroom or ACR, and it will provide  you with the added room required on the Temperature slider to achieve a  proper white balance.The video also includes instructions on how to apply Level adjustments  in Photoshop, and create a Channel Swap preset to save you time getting  to the meat of your adjustments in Photoshop.[MEDIA=youtube]VpHo1Fw23to[/MEDIA]</blockquote>

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