#Editing with olympus viewer 3 software#

The Hue & Saturation tool offers one of the best ways to change colors both globally and selectively. Image after application of Hue & Saturation edit The contrast slider expands or shrinks the overall range of tonal values in the image.įor this image Brightness was set at -5 while Contrast was upped to +50. Moving the brightness slider to the right increases tonal values and expands image highlights while moving it to the left decreases values and expands shadows. The Brightness & Contrast tool lets you make simple adjustments to this tonal range of an image. Image after application of Brightness & Contrast edit The Contrast slider was set to a very high 90%. The Green B&W Filter, though not as commonly used as other B&W filters (Neutral, Yellow, Orange, Red, and Green on OV3), was used to enhance the separation of the green foliage of the image. This is the main tool used for the conversion. The Monochrome & Sepia tool converts the image to a Monochrome or Sepia tone with an added selection of colored B&W Filters, Picture Tone, and a Contrast slider. Image after application of Monochrome & Sepia edit The strength setting was set slightly lower than the automatic value. The Auto Tone Correction tool automatically sets the darkest value and the highest value and then uses a slider to adjust the brightness scale of the mid-tones between the two points, used to give a flat or under-exposed image a bit more punch. The Edit menu, which lists all edit tools is displayed on the right of the screen. Once in OV3, double-click the image to open it in the Image Edit Window. Let's have a look at how the sample image is post-processed with these tools. The following example looks at a simple 5-step workflow to get you going on the right track and one which you can further develop as you increase your knowledge and skills of using OV3. The masthead image above is the completed version which started off as a color JPEG image as seen on the right here.Ī much simpler solution can be achieved by reducing the color saturation of an image to a value of -100 using the Hue & Saturation tool.īoth methods may still end up with a flat and lifeless-looking image that needs to be enhanced with other edits. Some are more effective than others, with equally varying results.ĭifferences between the various methods are usually explained in terms of visual appeal or the ability to blend the various color channels to emulate traditional B+W filters.įor those who have access to the software, Olympus Viewer 3 (OV3) is just as good to start the understanding and learning of black and white, and as an off-shoot, sepia-tone conversions.įor the JPEG image, B&W conversion is mainly done with the Monochrome & Sepia tool in Image Edit Mode.

#Editing with olympus viewer 3 software#

There are different approaches to this method, available even within the same software suite. Introduction and Overview On the digital photography front, one of the methods of getting a good digital B&W (black and white) image is to first capture the image in color and then do a grayscale conversion of the image through post-processing.