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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    I agree with Don. Topaz adjust is pretty neat. Lucis is way too expensive with no demo, at least that was the case the last time I checked. Just tried the Perceptool for the first time. It definitely made the image worse. I expect that whether it's worth it will depend a lot on how you edit in Photoshop. I will try it on a couple more images.
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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    Perceptool doesn't work for every image. Make all the adjustments you can before running it.

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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    Hi Doug,

    Fair enough.
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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    I have an older version of Lucis...I would not spend the money for the new Pro packaged version. I have found that applying Lucis to a duplicate background layer and then by choosing the blending mode and fill as well as opacity adjustments one can come up with some really enhanced photos. Also multiple Lucis effects can provide another approach.

    Topaz Adjust is a good product...similar to Lucis. I do use Topaz Enhance in my After Effects video workflow. Topaz does produce some truly revolutionary products.

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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    Here's a shot 4x5 Provia, Imacon 949 scan that I could never get right. The light was just too extreme. Well Perceptool rescued it, just balanced out the light with one click.

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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    I tentatively agree Doug. I have been playing with it and it seems to give some control in areas that are hard to reach through normal curve adjustments or through TK's Luminousity Masks. I like what i can do with the midtones but sometimes need to paint the shadow detail back in. I think it may be a useful tool. I need to work with it some more.
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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    Yeah Kirk exactly. It seems to be working like some sort of simultaneous dodge/burn tool but with complete feathering like TK's masks. It just evens the light out in one shot. This is the most important tool I've discovered in quite a while. I'm finding a lot of old shots I'd given up on that can now be used via Perceptool.

    Too bad he released the slow version first, I know a lot of people were very turned off by that including myself. He sort of shot himself in the foot.

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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    I think he just got caught in a time bind. The book was being released but the software was not quite ready yet.
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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    One of the strengths of the Perceptool is that it is capable of significant tonal manipulation without accentuating noise. I need to test this observation in actual prints rather than just off the screen, but his may make it a very good tool to use on high noise methods of capture like consumer scanners and DSLRs.
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    Re: George DeWolfe's Perceptool

    I reworked that shot from the original scan with Perceptool. A much better way to go than applying it to your last best attempt.

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