You could try a PS plugin called iCorrect Professional from Pictographics
(). Along with automated (and defeatable) black and white
point settings it has the ability to set points in the image to "reference"
colours. One reference is "Neutral", one is "Foliage", and one is "Skin
Tones". You select a reference, then click two or three different points that
should correspond to it, and it averages out the colour cast. I've found it
extremely effective for getting neutral grays, very good for skin tones, and
less so for foliage. It's very fast and intuitive to use, works on 16-bit
colour, and is quite controllable. For some images it's a three-click miracle.
I normally do the neutrals first, then skin tones if I need to - iCorrect seems
to average all the colour shifts together as you go along, and you can undo the
changes if you don't like the effects. For a review, check out
. It's the only PS plugin that
I've tried that I think is worth the money.
Paul Chefurka
-----Original Message-----
From: Norman Unsworth [mailto:unsworth_norman@aclink.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 10:38 AM
To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
Subject: filmscanners: Flesh Tones
I'm having a very difficult time getting decent / realistic flesh tones out
off negatives using Vuescan / Photoshop. I try to use settings that will get
me the flattest image possible (to minimize clipping at either end of the
spectrum) and while I can adjust for any other color (no problems at all
with landscapes) I just can't get flesh tones adjusted well, either in
Vuescan or PS.
I'd appreciate any suggestions or insight on this problem from participants
in this list.
Thanks.
Norm Unsworth, Owner
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