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- Jul 6, 2012
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I tried to convert an image in the Develop module to B&W, and a color adjustment came through in the final image. Here are the steps, with screenshots below:
1. Edit the photo extensively. A B&W conversion of this was B&W.
2. Make a virtual copy (the issue described below also arose on the original). This is the result:
3. Apply a gradient--in this case, to make the orange color on the left side more similar to that at the right. I overdid it in the example to make the problem more obvious in the next step. In this gradient, I used the color picker and picked multiple orange hues, then increased the saturation, giving this:
4. Convert to B&W using the button in the "Basic" panel. The resulting image shows an orange cast where the gradient was applied. It should be all B&W. What's going on?
Maybe this is a job for Photoshop, if I only could figure out how to do it. But it seems like LR is misbehaving.
Edit: The same color cast appears when I use any of the B&W presets that come with LR.
1. Edit the photo extensively. A B&W conversion of this was B&W.
2. Make a virtual copy (the issue described below also arose on the original). This is the result:
3. Apply a gradient--in this case, to make the orange color on the left side more similar to that at the right. I overdid it in the example to make the problem more obvious in the next step. In this gradient, I used the color picker and picked multiple orange hues, then increased the saturation, giving this:
4. Convert to B&W using the button in the "Basic" panel. The resulting image shows an orange cast where the gradient was applied. It should be all B&W. What's going on?
Maybe this is a job for Photoshop, if I only could figure out how to do it. But it seems like LR is misbehaving.
Edit: The same color cast appears when I use any of the B&W presets that come with LR.
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