Kodacolor "look"

erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
edited July 28, 2005 in Finishing School
Does anyone know how to use Photoshop to adjust colors on a picture and get the look of the old-style Kodacolor film? :dunno

Erich

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  • XO-StudiosXO-Studios Registered Users Posts: 457 Major grins
    edited July 17, 2005
    erich6 wrote:
    Does anyone know how to use Photoshop to adjust colors on a picture and get the look of the old-style Kodacolor film? ne_nau.gif

    Erich

    Can you post a link or an example of what it is you are looking for?

    XO,
    You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
    Mark Twain


    Some times I get lucky and when that happens I show the results here: http://www.xo-studios.com
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    Here's what I had in mind...

    a la 1940's:

    29751937-M.jpg


    29751924-M.jpg


    and 1970's:

    29751932-M.jpg
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    erich6 wrote:
    Does anyone know how to use Photoshop to adjust colors on a picture and get the look of the old-style Kodacolor film?
    I'm wondering if just punching up the saturation would do the trick? Kodachrome seems to be rather saturated in color, as well as very sharp.
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  • marlinspikemarlinspike Registered Users Posts: 2,095 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    erich6 wrote:
    Does anyone know how to use Photoshop to adjust colors on a picture and get the look of the old-style Kodacolor film? ne_nau.gif

    Erich
    I would ask Car and Driver. Whoever shot the Bullitt Rematch piece in the latest edition was a genius at this exact thing.
    http://davidson.smugmug.com
  • XO-StudiosXO-Studios Registered Users Posts: 457 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    erich6 wrote:
    Here's what I had in mind...

    a la 1940's:
    Thinking the same as above (bump saturation), but also perhaps converting to CMYK and adding some to the yellow, or perhaps staying in RGB and putting a fill layer in a light yellow over the top and reducing opacity.

    FWIW,

    XO,
    You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
    Mark Twain


    Some times I get lucky and when that happens I show the results here: http://www.xo-studios.com
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2005
    I've tried saturation but to no avail. The blending didn't seem to work. It seems like if I play with the tint I can get some of the colors to look OK but at the expense of others. I've tried selective tinting (i.e., just reds etc.) but I can't seem to get the right mix. I suppose I could explore some more but I thought maybe someone out there had a "recipe". I'll have to checkout Car and Driver!

    Erich
  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2005
    "virtual photographer" is a free plug-in that simulates the look of many different types of film. Give it a shot. http://www.optikvervelabs.com/
    -Phil
    http://philu.smugmug.com
  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,133 moderator
    edited July 27, 2005
    Erich,

    Since you have samples, you could also correct the samples of the Kodacolor images to look more like current technology, and then just reverse/inverse the process to get back to the "look" you want.

    ziggy53
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • XO-StudiosXO-Studios Registered Users Posts: 457 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2005
    ziggy53 wrote:
    Erich,

    Since you have samples, you could also correct the samples of the Kodacolor images to look more like current technology, and then just reverse/inverse the process to get back to the "look" you want.

    ziggy53
    I actually thought about that and when Googling there are lots of tutorials that explain that process of going from OLD Kodacolor to looking color correct.

    XO,
    You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
    Mark Twain


    Some times I get lucky and when that happens I show the results here: http://www.xo-studios.com
  • erich6erich6 Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2005
    Great ideas! I'll give them a try and report back with results.

    Cheers,

    Erich
  • mercphotomercphoto Registered Users Posts: 4,550 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2005
    Phil U. wrote:
    "virtual photographer" is a free plug-in that simulates the look of many different types of film. Give it a shot. http://www.optikvervelabs.com/

    PC-only. Dang it.
    Bill Jurasz - Mercury Photography - Cedar Park, TX
    A former sports shooter
    Follow me at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bjurasz/
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  • XO-StudiosXO-Studios Registered Users Posts: 457 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    PC-only. Dang it.
    I have the Optik Verve plugin, and while it has many filters, converting to old Kodacolor is not one of them.

    XO,
    You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
    Mark Twain


    Some times I get lucky and when that happens I show the results here: http://www.xo-studios.com
  • fishlipsfishlips Registered Users Posts: 40 Big grins
    edited July 28, 2005
    mercphoto wrote:
    PC-only. Dang it.
    i couldn't agree more. there are no two words - two letters and a word - i hate more!!

    at least that i can think of this second.


    phil
    phil

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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited July 28, 2005
    XO-Studios wrote:
    I have the Optik Verve plugin, and while it has many filters, converting to old Kodacolor is not one of them.

    XO,


    Ah, been a long time since I played with it. Couldn't remember if it had it or not.
    -Phil
    http://philu.smugmug.com
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