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Heavy saturation without noise or artifacts

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In this example I've (over) saturated a free image ( stock image http://www.sxc.hu ) with a saturation setting of +68.
You'll notice the appearance of noise and jpeg artifacts.
What can we do about it?
 
Solution:
  • Duplicate image to a new layer and make this layer the active layer
  • Saturate this layer with a saturation of +68
  • Go to Filter/Noise/Median... and select 4 for radius and click OK
  • Go to Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur...and select for radius 1.6 and click OK
  • Switch the layer's blending mode to color (deafault is 'normal')[/list:u]
 
Yes, I know it's McLelland's style and workflow (PSBible6, p.783), but everything has been done before (except perhaps in some high-end corridors at the far end of the labyrinth). The example is personal, and it's, for those who know, a good reminder, and a good starting point to experiment more.
 
Thanks Erik, I couldn't have said it better :righton:

Stroker, it's not my intention to win a "I know a technique you don't know" contest. :bustagut:
That idea is just pathetic, especially when you really know me... :\

The whole purpose of me sharing a technique is to teach people something, to get people excited, get people into action or just to have fun! [excited]
 
I understand.
I was just lamenting that all of those lovely videos are gone from public view. An understandable move, but still a bit of a shame as they used to be free.
 
Stroker said:
I was just lamenting that all of those lovely videos are gone from public view. An understandable move, but still a bit of a shame as they used to be free.
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Yes and that's why it's good to share some of the techniques that were shown in those videos ;)
 
I'm can't speak for Stroker, but what I got out of iit was, give credit where due.
That said, it always good to have techniques re-explored.
As in this topic, it's a technique, that I have not had a use for for a couple of years and would have been messing around for ages. Thanks John1, for the refresher, keep 'em coming. :righton:
 
SCync said:
I'm can't speak for Stroker, but what I got out of iit was, give credit where due.
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C'mon hey, give me a break!

I took the time to share a technique that I found quite a while back and if it wasn't for Stroker I would have forgotten where I found it and I'm very honest about that.

I know hundreds of these techniques (collected over the years) and in most cases I can't remember if I discovered them or if someone else did and who it was. Is that so hard to understand? \:]

Geeeez, all I'm trying to do is to help some fellow Photoshop users.
 
Then just share them, one by one, and teasingly slow.
Hehe.

Otoh: re-reading Stroker's reply, I don't even think he criticised anythiong or anyone. *I* jumped to that conclusion while all he wrote was a sign of recognition of a typical Deke McLelland technique (when you see the median, highpass, minimum and maximum filters used, you can bet it'sa master McLelland's trick).
Adding to that an adress of where them good ol' video's were made available.

So: John shares a technique, Stroker recognises its source and I played the lawyer (I prefer barrister, but we're not all Britons, are we?) who smelled a case. The fireman who wanted to extinguish that romantic candle.



:(|
I feel so grey...
 
There is some misunderstanding here Erik. My last comments were directed at Sync, that's why I quoted his comments. This has nothing to do with Stroker's post, that was a misunderstanding on my part, sorry :)

So no need to drag this into a major drama with your closing sentence Erik ;)
 
I've been trying it on a b/w image... expected it wouldn't work because of color blending. so i tried some, i blurred the original layer 2 times, made the new layer brighter and set blending to overlay. came out pretty fine. should play some with the opacity so it won't turn out darker then the original. the result was rather blurry, so I'm still trying... if someone has a solution, add it!
 
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