grey instead of black red eye correction

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John Grossbohlin
Dec 29, 2007
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I’ve been using PS CS for a couple years and have tried various red eye correction approaches with varying degrees of success. I keep thinking things could be better… The approach in the Photoshop CS Help seems reasonable but I end up with grey instead of black. I found reference to this happening with animals but humans?? Thoughts?

John
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Tacit
Dec 30, 2007
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"John Grossbohlin" wrote:

I’ve been using PS CS for a couple years and have tried various red eye correction approaches with varying degrees of success. I keep thinking things could be better… The approach in the Photoshop CS Help seems reasonable but I end up with grey instead of black.

Yes, that’s correct. Once the eye is grey, use Curves or the Burn tool to darken it.

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JG
John Grossbohlin
Dec 31, 2007
"tacit" wrote in message
| In article ,
| "John Grossbohlin" wrote:
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| > I’ve been using PS CS for a couple years and have tried various red eye | > correction approaches with varying degrees of success. I keep thinking | > things could be better… The approach in the Photoshop CS Help seems | > reasonable but I end up with grey instead of black. |
| Yes, that’s correct. Once the eye is grey, use Curves or the Burn tool | to darken it.

Curves worked OK… Thanks.

I’m still puzzled by why grey instead of black results?
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catfish
Dec 31, 2007
"John Grossbohlin" wrote:
"tacit" wrote in message
| In article ,
| "John Grossbohlin" wrote:
|
| > I’ve been using PS CS for a couple years and have tried various red eye | > correction approaches with varying degrees of success. I keep thinking | > things could be better… The approach in the Photoshop CS Help seems | > reasonable but I end up with grey instead of black. |
| Yes, that’s correct. Once the eye is grey, use Curves or the Burn tool | to darken it.

Curves worked OK… Thanks.

I’m still puzzled by why grey instead of black results?

maybe – so you can see what and how much got covered? I’m just guessing.
TN
Tom Nelson
Dec 31, 2007
In article , John Grossbohlin
wrote:

"tacit" wrote in message
| In article ,
| "John Grossbohlin" wrote:
|
| > I’ve been using PS CS for a couple years and have tried various red eye | > correction approaches with varying degrees of success. I keep thinking | > things could be better… The approach in the Photoshop CS Help seems | > reasonable but I end up with grey instead of black. |
| Yes, that’s correct. Once the eye is grey, use Curves or the Burn tool | to darken it.

Curves worked OK… Thanks.

I’m still puzzled by why grey instead of black results?
With the Red Eye tool selected, look in the Options Bar. The default Darken Amount is 45% but you can set any amount.

Tom
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Tacit
Dec 31, 2007
In article ,
"John Grossbohlin" wrote:

I’m still puzzled by why grey instead of black results?

The red eye reduction looks for the color red and desaturates it. Red, when desaturated, is gray, not black.

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