Digital Camera Software Question !

FonMan · 01-03-02, 12:40 PM

I need your help.
I know alot of you are wizzards with photo editing, I see your work posted here all the time !

My question is this:
I have an Olympus Digital camera (that I love BTW) and it came with its "Camedia" software. It is ok, but I am trying to do the following and maybe you can help me find software that will do this.

I want to take a photo and convert to black and white. This is easy enuff. But then I want to highlight a very small portion or object in the picture and change it back to color. You may have seen this technique with childrens photos in the past.

I have heard that the way this is accomplished is to put to versions on top of each other with a B&W on top and a Color on bottom. Then you cut the portion of the B&W out that you do not want stack the two on top of each other. The result is everything is B&W except the part that you cut out.

This is probably a snap with Adobe Photoshop, but I dont have $600 lying around to spend on software. Any suggestions would be great.

Thanks

benedict · 01-03-02, 01:24 PM

The freeware Irfanview* has a greyscale option and allows cuting and pasting so that would be a rough and ready solution. I'm no graphics expert but I just tried it and it does work....

[* the site can be slow. You can get a barebones download from a variety of places. Try Google for a list].

FonMan · 01-03-02, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by benedict
The freeware Irfanview* has a greyscale option and allows cuting and pasting so that would be a rough and ready solution. I'm no graphics expert but I just tried it and it does work....

[* the site can be slow. You can get a barebones download from a variety of places. Try Google for a list].

The site is slow, but I will give it a try....
Thanks

Luka · 01-03-02, 02:03 PM

If you want to email it to me, I'd be more than happy to do it for you.

Chris

FonMan · 01-03-02, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Luka
If you want to email it to me, I'd be more than happy to do it for you.

Chris

Thanks for the generous offer, but I kind o wanna learn how to do this stuff myself....That's the fun part !

BTW, what software do you use ?

dvdsteve2000 · 01-04-02, 02:26 AM

I use Adobe photodeluxe 4.0. It's only $50, and it works great. Easy to use, also. I have Photoshop 6.0 also, but it's pretty confusing, so I stick with photodeluxe. Adobe photoshop 'elements' is supposed to be excellent, and it's around $50 too.

01-03-02, 12:40 PM	#1
FonMan Banned Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Westward Ho, 3-Card Poker table, seat 2 Posts: 951	Digital Camera Software Question ! I need your help. I know alot of you are wizzards with photo editing, I see your work posted here all the time ! My question is this: I have an Olympus Digital camera (that I love BTW) and it came with its "Camedia" software. It is ok, but I am trying to do the following and maybe you can help me find software that will do this. I want to take a photo and convert to black and white. This is easy enuff. But then I want to highlight a very small portion or object in the picture and change it back to color. You may have seen this technique with childrens photos in the past. I have heard that the way this is accomplished is to put to versions on top of each other with a B&W on top and a Color on bottom. Then you cut the portion of the B&W out that you do not want stack the two on top of each other. The result is everything is B&W except the part that you cut out. This is probably a snap with Adobe Photoshop, but I dont have $600 lying around to spend on software. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks

01-04-02, 02:26 AM	#6
dvdsteve2000 DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Home of the 2009 Stanley Cup & Vince Lombardi trophy!!! Posts: 6,117	I use Adobe photodeluxe 4.0. It's only $50, and it works great. Easy to use, also. I have Photoshop 6.0 also, but it's pretty confusing, so I stick with photodeluxe. Adobe photoshop 'elements' is supposed to be excellent, and it's around $50 too. __________________ XBOX 360 GAMERTAG: NACHO DADDY : ACHIEVEMENT POINTS: 39,915 61"Sammy DLP/ 52" Sony Bravia 1080p LCD/ 2 -32"Sammy LCD/ 250GB Elite/ 2 -120GB Elites/ 250gb -kINECT/ 60GB PS3/ Wii(Paperweight) 360 BLOG

01-03-02, 01:24 PM	#2
benedict Administrator Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Outside of the U.S.A. Posts: 9,966	The freeware Irfanview* has a greyscale option and allows cuting and pasting so that would be a rough and ready solution. I'm no graphics expert but I just tried it and it does work.... [* the site can be slow. You can get a barebones download from a variety of places. Try Google for a list].

01-03-02, 02:03 PM	#4
Luka Senior Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Posts: 371	If you want to email it to me, I'd be more than happy to do it for you. Chris