Hey Mike,
I just now saw this thread and gave your action a quick go. I'm not sure why it will not play back the settings for the Channel Mixer layer. I'll try to write a version of your action on my PC and see if it works.
i see a mistake in the the Action. My Layer palette was not expanded so the 1st Channel Mixer should not be there.
You are actually using a White to Red Gradient Map which looks better than a Red to white. That is another reason I was not getting your results earlier.
i set the Reverse instead of using a created Gradient Map.
I like how you used a Black and White adjustment layer to basically control the amount of red channel effect applied by the Channel Mixer layer. I had come to the same conclusion when I played with your method a few days ago. I was trying to figure out how to decrease the opacity of the channel mixer layer without turning the image pink.
You will need to explain how that works to people who use the action. You can insert Stops before the layers and use the dialog box to explain what to do. I couldn't get anything after the Group was created to work...text layer and black fill layer, etc., so I don't know what they are.
that's the feed back i'm looking for Ronny
What I did with the white fill layer is run the opacity up to 100% and used a large, Black, 100% soft brush on the mask to bring back the image leaving a white vignette. Then used the Density slider on the mask to add white to the entire image. That may complicate things too much for an action but you could suggest it as an option in a Stop and leave things as they are.
i'l play around and see what i get
I also added a gray fill soft light layer to D&B. Maybe darken lips, D&B eyes, etc.
where did you ad that step?
I'll play with it when I get time and email you. I think that when you get all bugs worked out and insert explanation stops, folks here will really like it.
it's the feed back that makes it better and better.
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Mike
