Hi OSP,
Friday I was "pulled" into shooting a going away party for a close friend at work. But, I didn't have my gear and used a HP p/s. I had the in-camera red-eye reduction on but all of my images need red-eye correction.
I have a TLR action but the last time I used it on a pet shot it didn't work. Can anyone tell me what's a quick red-eye reduction technique in PS? I need to create an action if possible so that I can automate it (I've got roughly 50 images to correct). Any help/advice you can share is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I'd like to see what the red-eye reduction experts have to say because 50 images is a LOT of red-eye.
If I didn't have an action to do them all I'd probably convert them to B/W then jimmy-rig the red-eye hot spots with the clone tool. Ghetto solution but that's the best I can come up with.
If I didn't have an action to do them all I'd probably convert them to B/W then jimmy-rig the red-eye hot spots with the clone tool. Ghetto solution but that's the best I can come up with.
Make yourself a "red-eye correction" brush in PS....
By making a Brush Preset, you can now call up the exact brush anytime you need to do some electronic ophthalmic work—here’s how:
1) Type “b” for Brush, set a size just slightly smaller than the red iris, and be sure to click on the Airbrush button in the Options Bar.
2) Set the Brush Blending Mode to Color.
3) Type “d” for the default Foreground/Background colors, or you can make the Foreground color a very dark blue or brown.
4) Click on the Tool Presets icon in the upper left of the Options Bar and choose New Preset from the menu. Name your Airbrush and be sure to click on the Include Color box.
Now you have a custom tool for repairing red eye. Remember, pressing ] (Right Bracket) increases the brush size while the [ (Left Bracket) decreases it.
Works like a dream.
--J.
By making a Brush Preset, you can now call up the exact brush anytime you need to do some electronic ophthalmic work—here’s how:
1) Type “b” for Brush, set a size just slightly smaller than the red iris, and be sure to click on the Airbrush button in the Options Bar.
2) Set the Brush Blending Mode to Color.
3) Type “d” for the default Foreground/Background colors, or you can make the Foreground color a very dark blue or brown.
4) Click on the Tool Presets icon in the upper left of the Options Bar and choose New Preset from the menu. Name your Airbrush and be sure to click on the Include Color box.
Now you have a custom tool for repairing red eye. Remember, pressing ] (Right Bracket) increases the brush size while the [ (Left Bracket) decreases it.
Works like a dream.
--J.
Its not the pro way, but I've had good luck with Google's Picasa2 (PC only) red eye removal.
Yep...google picasa is fast and easy as pie...and FREE!
QUOTE(Jeff @ January 14 2007, 09:46 PM) [snapback]49050[/snapback]
Make yourself a "red-eye correction" brush in PS....
By making a Brush Preset, you can now call up the exact brush anytime you need to do some electronic ophthalmic work—here’s how:
1) Type “b” for Brush, set a size just slightly smaller than the red iris, and be sure to click on the Airbrush button in the Options Bar.
2) Set the Brush Blending Mode to Color.
3) Type “d” for the default Foreground/Background colors, or you can make the Foreground color a very dark blue or brown.
4) Click on the Tool Presets icon in the upper left of the Options Bar and choose New Preset from the menu. Name your Airbrush and be sure to click on the Include Color box.
Now you have a custom tool for repairing red eye. Remember, pressing ] (Right Bracket) increases the brush size while the [ (Left Bracket) decreases it.
Works like a dream.
--J.
By making a Brush Preset, you can now call up the exact brush anytime you need to do some electronic ophthalmic work—here’s how:
1) Type “b” for Brush, set a size just slightly smaller than the red iris, and be sure to click on the Airbrush button in the Options Bar.
2) Set the Brush Blending Mode to Color.
3) Type “d” for the default Foreground/Background colors, or you can make the Foreground color a very dark blue or brown.
4) Click on the Tool Presets icon in the upper left of the Options Bar and choose New Preset from the menu. Name your Airbrush and be sure to click on the Include Color box.
Now you have a custom tool for repairing red eye. Remember, pressing ] (Right Bracket) increases the brush size while the [ (Left Bracket) decreases it.
Works like a dream.
--J.
Thank you Jeff, I'll try it today!
QUOTE(Nettie @ January 14 2007, 10:22 PM) [snapback]49062[/snapback]
Yep...google picasa is fast and easy as pie...and FREE!
Cool, thanks as I forgot about Picasa.
Now, this one is for corey & Nettie (and anyone else who uses Picasa) - how do you keep your image's integrity using Picasa? When I've used it, I had to convert my .psd file into a .tiff. Open the .tiff in Picasa, make my edits, then it saves it as a .jpg (original size). But, the problem is that the .jpg Picasa saves is so small compared to the original .tiff. Can you open the larger .psd file in Picasa?
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it seems like I lose so much of my image's original size in Picasa.
QUOTE(SamTheMan @ January 15 2007, 08:32 AM) [snapback]49271[/snapback]
Thank you Jeff, I'll try it today!
Cool, thanks as I forgot about Picasa.
Now, this one is for corey & Nettie (and anyone else who uses Picasa) - how do you keep your image's integrity using Picasa? When I've used it, I had to convert my .psd file into a .tiff. Open the .tiff in Picasa, make my edits, then it saves it as a .jpg (original size). But, the problem is that the .jpg Picasa saves is so small compared to the original .tiff. Can you open the larger .psd file in Picasa?
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it seems like I lose so much of my image's original size in Picasa.
Cool, thanks as I forgot about Picasa.
Now, this one is for corey & Nettie (and anyone else who uses Picasa) - how do you keep your image's integrity using Picasa? When I've used it, I had to convert my .psd file into a .tiff. Open the .tiff in Picasa, make my edits, then it saves it as a .jpg (original size). But, the problem is that the .jpg Picasa saves is so small compared to the original .tiff. Can you open the larger .psd file in Picasa?
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but it seems like I lose so much of my image's original size in Picasa.
It won't open .psd, or even show a thumbnail or a multi layered one.
It will look at tiff's.
The newest version has a save as feature rather than exporting as jpeg to keep the adjustments. I'm not sure if it keeps it as a tiff or not. I usually don't do my final editing with it, just the for fun stuff and personal stuff, its such an easy and fast program for browsing and making quick edits.
You mentioned that it was shot with a P&S to begin with, so wouldn't keeping a high quality jpeg (export as full size 100% quality) be fine?
QUOTE(coreypolis @ January 15 2007, 12:59 PM) [snapback]49345[/snapback]
It won't open .psd, or even show a thumbnail or a multi layered one.
It will look at tiff's.
The newest version has a save as feature rather than exporting as jpeg to keep the adjustments. I'm not sure if it keeps it as a tiff or not. I usually don't do my final editing with it, just the for fun stuff and personal stuff, its such an easy and fast program for browsing and making quick edits.
You mentioned that it was shot with a P&S to begin with, so wouldn't keeping a high quality jpeg (export as full size 100% quality) be fine?
It will look at tiff's.
The newest version has a save as feature rather than exporting as jpeg to keep the adjustments. I'm not sure if it keeps it as a tiff or not. I usually don't do my final editing with it, just the for fun stuff and personal stuff, its such an easy and fast program for browsing and making quick edits.
You mentioned that it was shot with a P&S to begin with, so wouldn't keeping a high quality jpeg (export as full size 100% quality) be fine?
Thanks Corey, I'll have to download the new version and "play around" with it. Thanks for the tip!
Thank you to everyone for your help, I really appreciate it. Be blessed and keep shooting!
Thanks Jeff, I created a brush using your instructions and it does work like a charm. Thank you, I really appreciate the tip my friend!
Here's a corrected image using this bruch technique (this young lady has amazing eyes that actually have some red in them. I choose a dark brown color but as you can see some of her natural red color still comes through. In person her eyes are amazing!)
QUOTE(Jeff @ January 14 2007, 09:46 PM) [snapback]49050[/snapback]
Make yourself a "red-eye correction" brush in PS....
By making a Brush Preset, you can now call up the exact brush anytime you need to do some electronic ophthalmic work—here’s how:
1) Type “b” for Brush, set a size just slightly smaller than the red iris, and be sure to click on the Airbrush button in the Options Bar.
2) Set the Brush Blending Mode to Color.
3) Type “d” for the default Foreground/Background colors, or you can make the Foreground color a very dark blue or brown.
4) Click on the Tool Presets icon in the upper left of the Options Bar and choose New Preset from the menu. Name your Airbrush and be sure to click on the Include Color box.
Now you have a custom tool for repairing red eye. Remember, pressing ] (Right Bracket) increases the brush size while the [ (Left Bracket) decreases it.
Works like a dream.
--J.
By making a Brush Preset, you can now call up the exact brush anytime you need to do some electronic ophthalmic work—here’s how:
1) Type “b” for Brush, set a size just slightly smaller than the red iris, and be sure to click on the Airbrush button in the Options Bar.
2) Set the Brush Blending Mode to Color.
3) Type “d” for the default Foreground/Background colors, or you can make the Foreground color a very dark blue or brown.
4) Click on the Tool Presets icon in the upper left of the Options Bar and choose New Preset from the menu. Name your Airbrush and be sure to click on the Include Color box.
Now you have a custom tool for repairing red eye. Remember, pressing ] (Right Bracket) increases the brush size while the [ (Left Bracket) decreases it.
Works like a dream.
--J.
QUOTE(SamTheMan @ February 10 2007, 06:41 PM) [snapback]74924[/snapback]
Thanks Jeff, I created a brush using your instructions and it does work like a charm. Thank you, I really appreciate the tip my friend!
Any time at all. Glad to have helped.
--J.
in watching a Lightroom video I noticed a red eye icon in there, I hadn't seen anything written about it but saw the icon in the program. Could be a great tool!
QUOTE(coreypolis @ January 15 2007, 12:59 PM) [snapback]49345[/snapback]
It won't open .psd, or even show a thumbnail or a multi layered one.
It will look at tiff's.
The newest version has a save as feature rather than exporting as jpeg to keep the adjustments. I'm not sure if it keeps it as a tiff or not. I usually don't do my final editing with it, just the for fun stuff and personal stuff, its such an easy and fast program for browsing and making quick edits.
You mentioned that it was shot with a P&S to begin with, so wouldn't keeping a high quality jpeg (export as full size 100% quality) be fine?
It will look at tiff's.
The newest version has a save as feature rather than exporting as jpeg to keep the adjustments. I'm not sure if it keeps it as a tiff or not. I usually don't do my final editing with it, just the for fun stuff and personal stuff, its such an easy and fast program for browsing and making quick edits.
You mentioned that it was shot with a P&S to begin with, so wouldn't keeping a high quality jpeg (export as full size 100% quality) be fine?
Thanks corey that's a great tip. What I didn't know was that Picasa reads .psd and Nikon NEF files. As long as the source file is huge, the .jpg conversion is not bad. But, I'd rather work with a .psd or .tiff vs. .jpg when I can. It's a nice little program in a crunch. Do you use it often?
QUOTE(Jeff @ February 11 2007, 11:50 PM) [snapback]75521[/snapback]
Any time at all. Glad to have helped.
--J.
--J.
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