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Old 10-14-2007, 07:58 AM   #36
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Okay, this is extremely simple, Harald. I'm using Photoshop CS2, but it should work the same with CS3. Do you have either? If so, I'll walk you through the steps needed to adjust the colors, so you can see for yourself and know I'm not playing any tricks. Others can download the files and follow along as well. All that is required is four simple steps.

1. Open the two files, select the file with the green tint (the other is for comparison), and then open the "Curves" tool under "Image/Adjustments."

2. Directly under the "Options" button on the far right, select the far right pickup tool (if you hover the cursor over each tool, a popup will show the names). This one is your white point selection. Using this tool, click about one quarter of an inch onto the ice directly above the helmet of player 21 (a decent mid white area).

3. Select the middle pickup tool. This is your gray point. Select about an eight of an inch under the "o" and "m" on the bottom of the shirt of player 21 (a good mid gray area).

4. Select the far left pickup tool. This is your black point. Select the black area on the shoulder of player 25 (a fine mid black area).

At this point, your colors should be entirely normal - no green tint, with good grays and blacks. Now, under the same adjustments menu, adjust your brightness, contrast, saturation, and so on, to your own personal taste. I had to turn them all down to match your first image.

By the way, you can play around with selecting other areas of the image with the tools described to see the various results. My selections were an attempt to match your first file, but I feel the image can be improved significantly by selecting other areas.

Now, having said all that, when you start suggesting I'm ignorant ("you do not even know what you are talking about") simply because my viewpoints differ slightly from yours, it is indeed personal. I would certainly never say the same about you, at least not without direct provacation. As I said earlier, it's time for me to move on from this discussion. Take care.

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