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From: Timothy Mathews on 1 May 2010 15:30 On 10-05-01 2:40 PM, Jolly Roger wrote: > In article<Eb-dnbDlI_BmzEHWnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > Timothy Mathews<NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just got a photo which is a negative and if one of the apps included >> with my Mac can reverse it, I don't know what it is. Is there a method >> for accomplishing this with one of the basic Mac apps or do I need to >> get Gimp or some other photo editing software. I also have Picaso on my >> system and it doesn't seem to have the capability either. Feel free to >> correct me if I'm wrong. >> >> Thanks, >> Tim > > Have you tried doing it in /Applications/Preview?: > > <http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090305115937550> > That looks like exactly what I wanted to do but, it turns out, the photo wasn't a negative, it just has really band coloring so I'm not sure how to fix it as I can't describe what it is. I think I'll send it to a friend of mine who does photo enhancing professionally and ask for a description of what the problem is. ;-)
From: nospam on 1 May 2010 18:01 In article <aImdnR2WcvPBHEHWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Timothy Mathews <NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I just got a photo which is a negative and if one of the apps included > >> with my Mac can reverse it, I don't know what it is. Is there a method > >> for accomplishing this with one of the basic Mac apps or do I need to > >> get Gimp or some other photo editing software. I also have Picaso on my > >> system and it doesn't seem to have the capability either. Feel free to > >> correct me if I'm wrong. > >> > > Have you tried doing it in /Applications/Preview?: > > > > <http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090305115937550> > > That looks like exactly what I wanted to do but, it turns out, the photo > wasn't a negative, it just has really band coloring so I'm not sure how > to fix it as I can't describe what it is. it's hard to tell what your image is from that description but had it actually been a colour negative, what's described in that article wouldn't work due to the orange masking. one thing you can try is use the white balance tool on a neutral area and the rest should fall into place. the exact steps will depend on which app you use. in iphoto, there's an eye dropper in the adjust image panel. there may be other issues too. > I think I'll send it to a > friend of mine who does photo enhancing professionally and ask for a > description of what the problem is. ;-) that also works.
From: Matthew Lybanon on 2 May 2010 11:53
In article <aImdnR2WcvPBHEHWnZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, Timothy Mathews <NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 10-05-01 2:40 PM, Jolly Roger wrote: > > In article<Eb-dnbDlI_BmzEHWnZ2dnUVZ_q6dnZ2d(a)giganews.com>, > > Timothy Mathews<NOSPAMtsmohio(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I just got a photo which is a negative and if one of the apps included > >> with my Mac can reverse it, I don't know what it is. Is there a method > >> for accomplishing this with one of the basic Mac apps or do I need to > >> get Gimp or some other photo editing software. I also have Picaso on my > >> system and it doesn't seem to have the capability either. Feel free to > >> correct me if I'm wrong. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Tim > > > > Have you tried doing it in /Applications/Preview?: > > > > <http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090305115937550> > > > > That looks like exactly what I wanted to do but, it turns out, the photo > wasn't a negative, it just has really band coloring so I'm not sure how > to fix it as I can't describe what it is. I think I'll send it to a > friend of mine who does photo enhancing professionally and ask for a > description of what the problem is. ;-) Suggestion: Reconsider getting The Gimp. It will take a little time to get comfortable with it, but it has a number of features that will easily do what you thought you needed to do (make a negative) and what you now think you need: enhance the image. There are some (semi-) automatic functions that might help. Of course, getting help from a professional is the best thing. But you will eventually need some software with more than very basic image editing capability. |