Kodak’s Digital ROC and Digital SHO plugins

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Robert A
Feb 14, 2004
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Has anyone tried these plugins with Photoshop? Are they worth the price?

Thanks,
Robert

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No Where Man
Feb 14, 2004
I’ve used the Digital ROC with good success. I scanned a number of family photos (negatives, slides and prints) that had faded and/or developed color casts. It works on about 90% of the issues I had to deal with.

If you’re in the same situation, I’d recommend it.

As to Digital SHO, if you’re using Photoshop CS (highly recommended if you do a lot of digital photography/imaging), then the highlight/shadow feature does the same. Haven’t used this one (as I have Photoshop CS), but several friends report good results under PS 7.
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Robert A
Feb 14, 2004
Thanks for your reply.

Do you know how Digital ROC actually operates on images? In my testing, I’ve noticed no abberations (blank spots) in the histogram after using it. I have to assume that it does things that levels, curves and hue/saturation cannot do.

-Robert

"No Where Man" wrote in message
I’ve used the Digital ROC with good success. I scanned a number of family photos (negatives, slides and prints) that had faded and/or developed
color
casts. It works on about 90% of the issues I had to deal with.
If you’re in the same situation, I’d recommend it.

As to Digital SHO, if you’re using Photoshop CS (highly recommended if you do a lot of digital photography/imaging), then the highlight/shadow
feature
does the same. Haven’t used this one (as I have Photoshop CS), but
several
friends report good results under PS 7.

NW
No Where Man
Feb 14, 2004
From my reading, it basically analyzes images for certain color casts, contrast, etc. and makes the appropriate adjustments. All of this can be done using levels, curves, etc., but this plugin simply does all of the adjustments w/o opening up levels, curves, etc.

You can use levels, curves, etc to achieve the same result, but this plug in just does it for you – i.e. less pain and frustration.
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Don
Feb 14, 2004
Folks,

don’t know where you are located but there’s a great article on how roc and gem and ice etc work in the Summer 2004 edition of Better Photography (Australia).

Regards

Don from Down Under
"Robert A" wrote in message
Thanks for your reply.

Do you know how Digital ROC actually operates on images? In my testing, I’ve noticed no abberations (blank spots) in the histogram after using it. I have to assume that it does things that levels, curves and
hue/saturation
cannot do.

-Robert

"No Where Man" wrote in message
I’ve used the Digital ROC with good success. I scanned a number of
family
photos (negatives, slides and prints) that had faded and/or developed
color
casts. It works on about 90% of the issues I had to deal with.
If you’re in the same situation, I’d recommend it.

As to Digital SHO, if you’re using Photoshop CS (highly recommended if
you
do a lot of digital photography/imaging), then the highlight/shadow
feature
does the same. Haven’t used this one (as I have Photoshop CS), but
several
friends report good results under PS 7.

NW
No Where Man
Feb 15, 2004
Don – do you have a link to their website (Better Photography)?

Thanx
U
Uni
Feb 15, 2004
Robert A wrote:
Thanks for your reply.

Do you know how Digital ROC actually operates on images?

http://community.webshots.com/photo/42670345/42670526IIeqQz

Uni

In my testing,
I’ve noticed no abberations (blank spots) in the histogram after using it. I have to assume that it does things that levels, curves and hue/saturation cannot do.

-Robert

"No Where Man" wrote in message

I’ve used the Digital ROC with good success. I scanned a number of family photos (negatives, slides and prints) that had faded and/or developed

color

casts. It works on about 90% of the issues I had to deal with.
If you’re in the same situation, I’d recommend it.

As to Digital SHO, if you’re using Photoshop CS (highly recommended if you do a lot of digital photography/imaging), then the highlight/shadow

feature

does the same. Haven’t used this one (as I have Photoshop CS), but

several

friends report good results under PS 7.

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