Using Image Filters

[AYHJA]

Some of you have done some amazing work with scans and fixing images, I have a bit of a question...

When I make life sized centerfolds, the filters and the way the images appear are often harder than those of the original centerfold...For example, a personal fav of mine, Karen Christy...

This is her CF has it appears in the CC:

http://img154.imagevenue.com/loc350/th_950725696_centerfold_PM197112A1_01_lrg_123_350l o.jpg (http://img154.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=950725696_centerfold_PM197112A1_01_l rg_123_350lo.jpg)

Love that photo, one of my favorite CF's of all time hands down...

This is the Life-Sized CF, which I made from the CyberZoom in the CC:

http://img258.imagevenue.com/loc545/th_950802393_centerfold_PM197112A1_01_LS_123_545lo .jpg (http://img258.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=950802393_centerfold_PM197112A1_01_L S_123_545lo.jpg)

Notice how much softer the original picture looks in comparison to the Life-Size...I'm interested a way to apply a softer look to the images I make that resembles more of the original CF look...While I'll always provide an "as is" version, a modified version would be nice when I decide to make wallpapers...When I resize the originals to wallpaper size, they just don't have the look and clarity of the life-size images...

Can anyone help me out with this? (The Karen CF is a good place to start ;D)

[immatell]

if you're familiar with photoshop, or most image editing programs, adjusting the curves, levels, hue and saturation will enable you to get close enough to the original.

as for a softer look, do you mean you want to remove the image artifacts on the large one?

[AYHJA]

I use Linux, so I do have GIMP...But I'm not very sure where to start, and certainly not prepared to consider myself adept enough to make it clear...Just trying to figure out if there is a process to it...

I don't want to remove anything, not that I know of, just make the LSCF look a little less saturated, or something...The colors are more harsh or something, the regular CF just looks smoother...

[immatell]

alrighty, open your image and on the toolbar at the top select Colors/Hue Saturation. make sure the preview button is ticked, and then just play with the sliders until you find something you like.

in the same Color menu, you'll also find Levels, Curves and Brightness-Contrast options which can also help edit the overall image to your liking.

it's pretty much just trial and error until you get the hang of it.

[monogroover]

Some of you have done some amazing work with scans and fixing images, I have a bit of a question...

When I make life sized centerfolds, the filters and the way the images appear are often harder than those of the original centerfold...For example, a personal fav of mine, Karen Christy...

This is her CF has it appears in the CC:


What's the CC? And what's the "CyberZoom"? Just curious.

[AYHJA]

CC = Cyber Club, Playboy's official site...

They have a feature there called Cyber Zoom technology, which, with a little work, is how I produce those large high resolution centerfolds...

@ immatell

Man, I was hoping that you wouldn't say that, lol...

[immatell]

is there no way to get photoshop working on linux? i'd be able to help out more. i have over 10 years experience with image editing, and gimp is a brilliant program especially since it's free, but i'm not familiar enough with it. specifically its actions or scripts i think they're called in gimp.

here's an example, this took me about 30 seconds to complete in photoshop using my custom actions i've made over the years. i use them all the time for batch processing.

http://img190.imagevenue.com/loc597/th_153464788_00123023_123_597lo.jpg (http://img190.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=153464788_00123023_123_597lo.jpg)

it can be done in gimp, but with actions you can export/import them and then it literally takes one click to apply.

photoshop also has preset variations, which i couldn't find in gimp. they handle basics like saturation, hue, etc, automatically. which would handle your problem in seconds and give you something that looks like this -

http://img140.imagevenue.com/loc563/th_073251663_b_123_563lo.jpg (http://img140.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=073251663_b_123_563lo.jpg)


which is fairly close to the original.

[AYHJA]

I'm sure there is a way to get PS working in Linux, but its just so hoggish on my resources...And for what I usually do with images, its really overkill...

I think what youv'e done with that pic is pretty much what I was looking to do...I had hoped there was a method to the madness, like being able to say, "Oh, that's a so and so filter, you can do it this way," but what you've done works well...Do you have a version that is the original LSCF size or at least 2,000 px wide..?

Thanks M8..!

[immatell]

here you go,

http://img140.imagevenue.com/loc563/th_073251663_b_123_563lo.jpg (http://img140.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=073251663_b_123_563lo.jpg)

if you need anything else done, just let me know.

[AYHJA]

Man, thanks so much..!