newbie question regarding custom curves.

[baluku]

Hi all Canon SIFUs,

I am a newbie here trying to understand the terms on photography.. using an old EOS 300D.
I read from digital life regarding custom curves that you could load custom curves to give more punch to the photo with some popular custom curves as follows :-
- fotogenetic point & shoot.
- Optima
- sReala

Till now I still cannot figure out how to do this and how to begin and wish some advise and guides here.
also I do not understand how custom curves are use since the environment temperature is volatile ? thanks for everyone's help.

[knoxknocks]

Originally Posted by baluku Hi all Canon SIFUs, I am a newbie here trying to understand the terms on photography.. using an old EOS 300D. I read from digital life regarding custom curves that you could load custom curves to give more punch to the photo with some popular custom curves as follows :- - fotogenetic point & shoot. - Optima - sReala Till now I still cannot figure out how to do this and how to begin and wish some advise and guides here. also I do not understand how custom curves are use since the environment temperature is volatile ? thanks for everyone's help.

I could be wrong, but i don't think you can load a custom tone curve into a 300D like you can with a D70. On a 1-series, you can shoot a raw image, apply curves and load custom curve using EVU.

I believe you can set some parameters under custom params (contrast, sharpness, saturation, color tone).

[drumma]

yup. i don't think 300D can load.. owned a 300D and there's no such function even with the hack. can load such curves in photoshop atn and batch process..

[Artosoft]

In Canon EOS 5D, there is "picture style" user1, user2, user3 in image parameter. Did 300D or 350D have something like "picture style" user in image parameter?

Nikon D70/D70s can only download 1 customs curve (confirm, I have D70s).
I can download customs curve to the camera using Nikon Capture (must buy leh..., not free, but 1 month trial version can be used to download)

Regards,
Arto.

[baluku]

thanks for all the advise.. so for Canon, only 5D could load custom curves ?
how abt 20D ? thanx

Originally Posted by Artosoft In Canon EOS 5D, there is "picture style" user1, user2, user3 in image parameter. Did 300D or 350D have something like "picture style" user in image parameter? Nikon D70/D70s can only download 1 customs curve (confirm, I have D70s). I can download customs curve to the camera using Nikon Capture (must buy leh..., not free, but 1 month trial version can be used to download) Regards, Arto.

[lokewl]

From my knowledge only 1 series allow you input custom curve.

[knoxknocks]

Originally Posted by baluku thanks for all the advise.. so for Canon, only 5D could load custom curves ? how abt 20D ? thanx

20D also cannot

another way of doing it is to shoot raw, then use ACR or C1 to tune curve lor. Or as what drumma mentioned, just do it in PS in a batch.

[user111]

for canon, only the 1D series can load custom curves.

[ahsir]

those .acv curves files are in Photoshop ?