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civiletti · 12-02-2011, 01:59 PM

LightRoom3 serves my post production needs well with one exception. I want to be able to define an area - such as sky - and apply changes such as LR allows with graduated filters, or better yet, changes that LR allows with the entire image. I would like to continue using LR, so a plugin or program that allows quick and reliable shifting to and from LR is preferable.

Suggestions?

Adam · 12-02-2011, 02:36 PM

Topaz stuff?

I think remask might be able to do some of the gradient stuff.

You could also always go down the photoshop route, but I'm not sure if you want to go down that route if you already have LR

civiletti · 12-02-2011, 03:00 PM

Thanks, Adam. Remask suggests it does what I want. I will install the trial version and check it out. If it works well, winter is a good time to spend a few hundred hours tweaking images.

civiletti · 12-03-2011, 08:42 PM

Unfortunately, Topaz Remask is not compatible with Lightroom. Any other ideas?

civiletti · 12-07-2011, 01:53 PM

I've been working with NIK Viveza2 as a LR3 plugin. It is quick and allows selection based on tone or hue. Downsides are need to work with .tiffs and visble non-linearity of effect based on distance from control points when making large changes. Still, for most images, it is quite useful.

twitch · 12-07-2011, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by civiletti

LightRoom3 serves my post production needs well with one exception. I want to be able to define an area - such as sky - and apply changes such as LR allows with graduated filters, or better yet, changes that LR allows with the entire image. I would like to continue using LR, so a plugin or program that allows quick and reliable shifting to and from LR is preferable.

Suggestions?

Plug-in's by definition means working with TIFFs, that's how I understand it. With a fast computer though the going back and forth is speedy.

Nik Colex Efex can do what you want (with TIFFs) with control points, I use them all the time to isolate effects in one region or other of a photo.

12-02-2011, 01:59 PM	#1
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435	LightRoom graduated filter function not sufficient LightRoom3 serves my post production needs well with one exception. I want to be able to define an area - such as sky - and apply changes such as LR allows with graduated filters, or better yet, changes that LR allows with the entire image. I would like to continue using LR, so a plugin or program that allows quick and reliable shifting to and from LR is preferable. Suggestions?

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12-02-2011, 02:36 PM	#2
Adam Administrator Site Webmaster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 51,608	Topaz stuff? I think remask might be able to do some of the gradient stuff. You could also always go down the photoshop route, but I'm not sure if you want to go down that route if you already have LR

12-02-2011, 03:00 PM	#3
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435 Original Poster	Thanks, Adam. Remask suggests it does what I want. I will install the trial version and check it out. If it works well, winter is a good time to spend a few hundred hours tweaking images.

12-03-2011, 08:42 PM	#4
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435 Original Poster	Unfortunately, Topaz Remask is not compatible with Lightroom. Any other ideas?

12-07-2011, 01:53 PM	#5
civiletti Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Oregon Photos: Albums Posts: 1,435 Original Poster	I've been working with NIK Viveza2 as a LR3 plugin. It is quick and allows selection based on tone or hue. Downsides are need to work with .tiffs and visble non-linearity of effect based on distance from control points when making large changes. Still, for most images, it is quite useful.

12-07-2011, 02:35 PM	#6
twitch Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,571	Originally posted by civiletti LightRoom3 serves my post production needs well with one exception. I want to be able to define an area - such as sky - and apply changes such as LR allows with graduated filters, or better yet, changes that LR allows with the entire image. I would like to continue using LR, so a plugin or program that allows quick and reliable shifting to and from LR is preferable. Suggestions? Plug-in's by definition means working with TIFFs, that's how I understand it. With a fast computer though the going back and forth is speedy. Nik Colex Efex can do what you want (with TIFFs) with control points, I use them all the time to isolate effects in one region or other of a photo.

LightRoom graduated filter function not sufficient

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