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Choose then <menuchoice>Color -> Curves Adjust</menuchoice>, select <menuchoice>Luminosity</menuchoice> from the Channel drop-down list, and adjust the curve so it’s shaped as S. Feel free to experiment with the steepness of the curve to achieve the best result. As a starting point, you can download a [http://dmpop.homelinux.com/digikamrecipes/files/s.crv ready-made S curve] and import it into '''digiKam''' using the <menuchoice>Load</menuchoice> button. | Choose then <menuchoice>Color -> Curves Adjust</menuchoice>, select <menuchoice>Luminosity</menuchoice> from the '''Channel''' drop-down list, and adjust the curve so it’s shaped as S. Feel free to experiment with the steepness of the curve to achieve the best result. As a starting point, you can download a [http://dmpop.homelinux.com/digikamrecipes/files/s.crv ready-made S curve] and import it into '''digiKam''' using the <menuchoice>Load</menuchoice> button. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:40, 16 June 2013
Create a Bleach Bypass Effect in digiKam
Transcribed from Dmitri Popov's blog, 2 April 2013
Using tools available in digiKam, you can simulate a number of effects, including bleach bypass. This effect produces a desaturated high-contrast image. Creating the bleach bypass effect in digiKam is done in two simple steps. Open a photo for editing and choose . Specify the desired saturation value somewhere between -35 and -59, then press to desaturate the photo.
Choose then , select from the Channel drop-down list, and adjust the curve so it’s shaped as S. Feel free to experiment with the steepness of the curve to achieve the best result. As a starting point, you can download a ready-made S curve and import it into digiKam using the button.