Congrats dude.

Thanks dude, I just ordered some huge prints of my landscape entry for my new apt.. I have a 16' x 8' canvas to cover 72"x32" should do it.

Originally Posted by Blazin

Thanks dude, I just ordered some huge prints of my landscape entry for my new apt.. I have a 16' x 8' canvas to cover 72"x32" should do it.

For real? Damn! Where did you get a print that big and how much will it cost to frame it?

Originally Posted by thomps6s

For real? Damn! Where did you get a print that big and how much will it cost to frame it?

3 - 20x30" prints, elco color special

20x30" frames from walmart, ~1" border? 22x32" framed, (it may be more than 1" maybe 2")

Prints shipped: $42.13
Frames: $37.87
Total: $80 on the nose

So yea it'll either cover 72 wide (with 3 inch between each) by 32 high, or 75 wide by 34 high..

Panos are toooooo much $$$$ to print in their odd size, but a triptych is 'cheap'

Cool dude, that will look nice.

Originally Posted by thomps6s

Cool dude, that will look nice.

Yea, ezprints does pano prints from rolls, but a 60x30 costs $60 pre-shipping.. I can only imagine a custom frame would cost probably triple that.

congrats

I got a total of 4 votes

Congrats to everyone that won, all of you had deserving entries

Originally Posted by Blazin

Yea, ezprints does pano prints from rolls, but a 60x30 costs $60 pre-shipping.. I can only imagine a custom frame would cost probably triple that.

a custom frame (a good one...with some layered edges) made at a frame shop would be at least $500+.

Originally Posted by ModernMuseum

a custom frame (a good one...with some layered edges) made at a frame shop would be at least $500+.

Yea.. **** that. My plexi glass + plastic frame with a round over rather than stepped bevel, is the style I like and while it may not be glass + wood.. it'll suffice for $11.88/frame. It's the digital age, I'm not worried about archiving.. my 1's and 0's do that just fine.

So what are the winners going to grab? I'm really considering Color Efex pro, I'm sad that I'd have to run in 32bit mode to utilize it; however, when they do get it up and running in 64bit it'll be a nice tool to have in the kit. Some pretty amazing looks in there. I've been extremely impressed by Silver Efex Pro.. so I'm sure I'll love color efex.

**** that dude , get viveza.

I am getting viveza 2 after watching their video on the website. Looks like ti is great for real specific localized adjustments.

Originally Posted by thomps6s

I am getting viveza 2 after watching their video on the website. Looks like ti is great for real specific localized adjustments.

yes and to a lesser but still signifiicant degree global adjustments as well

I can't recommend silver enough, but viveza looks pretty rad too (although I rarely do localized adjustments).

They all have localized adjustments now? I feel like I'd use filters more so than localized contrast/brightness/structure.

Value too. Viveza 2 - $199, Color Efex Pro Complete - $299

Oh and I've used Silver Efex.. it's great, but I get pretty good results with some actions I have.

yeah, I could say the same for color... I suck at B&W conversions though.

Originally Posted by jacobsen1

yeah, I could say the same for color... I suck at B&W conversions though.

B&W can be difficult.. but it's nice to have a starting point for photo effects sometimes.. ACR + Photoshop can do a lot, but masking is sometimes a super pain in the ass especially if you have an action you've developed. What's the point of an action if you have to manually apply masking to the effects? This at least applies effects based on tonality.. WIN.

I asked the rep if the contest would allow for Color Efex Pro COMPLETE, if it doesn't.. then I'll get Viveza 2. If it does.. Gotta go with the high dollar item

I'm not looking at the price tags as much as how often I would use it... I'm torn between Dfine and Silver.

For some dumb reason, I assumed the license was for the Complete Collection.

Yea, I didn't look at price tag until I realized there was 3 levels of Color Efex Pro.. but my Complete Edition is ordered

Silver is great.. you won't be dissapointed, unless you're on 64bit, then you'll be saddened every time you have to open up 32bit to convert an image. My usage of color efex would be few and far between, when I'm going for something artistic that I can't dial in quite right with adjustment levels and masks.

Originally Posted by JERM

****, really? At least they have instructions for running Photoshop in 32-bit, but that still leaves Lightroom out for me.

Originally Posted by Blazin

unless you're on 64bit

: Déjà vu :

Hey, for those of you who won: have you had any response from Kevin? I emailed him over a week ago with no reply since...

Originally Posted by JERM

Hey, for those of you who won: have you had any response from Kevin? I emailed him over a week ago with no reply since...

I haven't emailed yet. Too busy. I'd love to pay them $100 and upgrade to the suite....

Originally Posted by JERM

Hey, for those of you who won: have you had any response from Kevin? I emailed him over a week ago with no reply since...

I heard back same day and got everything all taken care of in a day after that.

I emailed him telling him what I wanted, he never emailed me back. I am pretty disappointed. That was a week or so ago.

I emailed again today, hoping to hear back.

I sent a follow-up email yesterday, and he responded that he's had some email issues. Looks like mine is moving now, but anyone else still waiting on a reply may want to send a second message as well.

Got it squared away today, installing Color Effex Pro complete right now!

Originally Posted by thomps6s

Got it squared away today, installing Color Effex Pro complete right now!

I also got that piece of software.. I've used it a few times, it's kind of annoying to have to swap back and forth between 32/64 bit versions of PS, but I know they are working on the 64bit versions as we speak.. so eventually it'll all work itself out

Originally Posted by Blazin

I also got that piece of software.. I've used it a few times, it's kind of annoying to have to swap back and forth between 32/64 bit versions of PS, but I know they are working on the 64bit versions as we speak.. so eventually it'll all work itself out

I installed it in LR

Quick process comparison

^^ Nice!

Originally Posted by Blazin

it's kind of annoying to have to swap back and forth between 32/64 bit versions of PS, but I know they are working on the 64bit versions as we speak.

So apparently CS3 is not 64-bit, so I have no problem with Photoshop. (<== Look! I found a reason to NOT upgrade.)

Bump..

Silver Efex 64 bit upgrade now up..

Color Efex 64 bit upgrade in the works to be released in the next week or so..

Hooray..

nice, I might be able to ditch CS4 finally...

oh, wait, CS5 still can't batch from LR3...
I've heard there are workarounds, once I get all my plugins working then I'll see about fixing that issue.