Any FZ20 users?

[karnage]

Hi, I'm using a Panasonic FZ20 with a Hoya R72. I followed the instructions exactly in the Sticky: mount filter, custom white balance on greens, shoot, download, red channel - red=0%, blue=100%, blue channel - red=100%, blue=0%. However, after tweaking the colors in Photoshop CS2, the entire picture is an overall blue/green. Anyone have any idea what I did wrong? The unPSed picture is sorta monochrome... is that correct?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by karnage Hi, I'm using a Panasonic FZ20 with a Hoya R72. I followed the instructions exactly in the Sticky: mount filter, custom white balance on greens, shoot, download, red channel - red=0%, blue=100%, blue channel - red=100%, blue=0%. However, after tweaking the colors in Photoshop CS2, the entire picture is an overall blue/green. Anyone have any idea what I did wrong? The unPSed picture is sorta monochrome... is that correct?

Hi karnage,
As the temptation led me.... I clicked on "Don't click here"..... Ahhhhhhh

Would you please post an example of your results so we might comment ?

Thanks

[karnage]

Ok. I'll do that tonight. Haha! So u saw all those horrible things in "Don't click here!"? Poor thing...

[Pablo]

Hahaha,

"Dead Drop" is an interesting number, karnage.

I like "Peek a Boo" too !

Cheers

[karnage]

Haha! Thanks!

Well, as promised, here're the pictures. They're abit blur though.


This is the original photo, unprocessed except to resize.


This is the photo after following the instructions on the Sticky.

Please help...

[silvergetz]

U sure you run the PP correctly? You should be getting this.



I used Ark's IR action for photoshop.

Just found this on the net, which might be useful:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v285/j...20%20InfraRed/

[karnage]

Eh? How did u do that? I followed Max 2.8's instructions in the Sticky as follows:

Quote: 2. Buy a Hoya R72 filter that fits your camera lens filter thread, screw on in front of your camera's lens, or in some case, your digicam's adaptor tube. 3. Wait for a sunny day, go to a park or anywhere that have trees(its everywhere lah) with your camera and tripod. Before you start, do a custom white balance for your digicam WITH your R72 filter on. Either on a bright patch of greens or the blue sky, results will differ slightly. 4. After you do your custom WB, set your digicam to custom WB. 5. Attach your camera to your tripod, camera's setting is as per your preference. Shoot to your preferred composition. 6. Go home to your computer after the shoot, load your images to your computer. Open images in Photoshop. Do a auto contrast if your images are underexposed due to the filter. Select Channel Mixer, select Red Channel in Channel Mixer, slide your Red percentage to 0% and Blue to 100%. Now select Blue Channel in Channel Mixer, slide your Blue percentage to 0% and Red to 100%. The basic process is DONE!!!

Then that's the result I get... haha! Must I download Ark's? Or is there something I missed out even after reading it through more than 2 couple of times...

[numzkull]

Originally Posted by karnage Eh? How did u do that? I followed Max 2.8's instructions in the Sticky as follows: Then that's the result I get... haha! Must I download Ark's? Or is there something I missed out even after reading it through more than 2 couple of times...

bro, i think you moved the sliders on channel mixer to -200%. the slider should be moved to the centre (0%) instead of the extreme left (-200%).

[karnage]

Oh! Hmm... I see. That's exactly what I did! Haha! Slide the sliders to the ends! Thanks to silver_getz, I got it right now. Thanks all you guys, for your input... I can get the effect now... Yay!

Thanks too, numzkull. Sold your TCON17 yet? Think so right? $130? Haha!

[numzkull]

Originally Posted by karnage Oh! Hmm... I see. That's exactly what I did! Haha! Slide the sliders to the ends! Thanks to silver_getz, I got it right now. Thanks all you guys, for your input... I can get the effect now... Yay! Thanks too, numzkull. Sold your TCON17 yet? Think so right? $130? Haha!

no prob. havent sold my tcon yet. i think the bidder bid wrongly. still checking with him/her.

have fun with ir!