Happiness is TK Friday. Watching your tutorials is always time well spent. Again I learned some new editing techniques. Thanks Dave!!!

the depth map is an interesting alternative to sky selection and foreground selection. It does make sense with the gradual difference with depth regarding haze and sharpness especially with haze and or fog in the photo.

Have been using the depth map for the last week on several photos. I really like the results. However, why oh why can I not think of using the depth maps for other editing tools than the Color Grading tool on my own.😀 Thanks for opening my eyes to this. I tend to often over do my edits and you always strive for subtlety. Your videos are a good reminder. All the best.

Thanks Dave. That Tony's fix with changing language worked. I am back in business. I tried those map depth masks on few images, and it really works very well. As always, great video!

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

That is good news!

Thanks Dave for another great TK Friday. No matter how many of your videos I watch, the next always has at least couple new gems for me plus I enjoy studying your style of editing and making some of it mine.

Dave, I really like the subtle nature of these edits using the Depth Maps, I think it really helps the visual flow adding depth to the images from the last few TK Fridays. Thank you Dave

Thank you Dave, great edit.. Best regards from Switzerland.. Marco

Love the depth map tool, Dave.

I really like the depth map technique. I will incorporate this in my edits; TK9 is a potent tool. Thanks Dave.

Thank Dave. I am really liking the depth map option. Another fabulous edit! I love TK Fridays.

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Sam.

Another good one Dave! Thank you!

great editing, thanks for another lesson

Thank you Dave, great tutorial.

Thanks!

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the Super Thanks!

Thanks again, Dave for a very informative edit.

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Super Thanks Bruce! Happy Editing!

I would say you are an excellent Digital Artist. As I watched you, I realized that the line between a "photo" and an "image" has become incredibly blurred. So many "photographers" take their "photo" and modify the heck out of it. I guess there is a reason why I don't buy images from pro photographers! If I capture an image on my camera and have to doctor it to look appealing, then I consider myself a failed Photographer!

Another beautiful tutorial Dave, many thanks. For your two Balance & Contrast layers, what are your thoughts on intersecting each depth map with a Mids 3? Also, have you ever tried applying a second Soft Pop layer after using the Magic Mixer? To my old eyes, it appears that grayscale images can accept more Soft Pop without any I’ll effects.

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Barney. The depth map is protecting most areas from clipping. The only areas you need to be concerned with are the really light areas in the depth map. You can always use the Live Clipping Mask on the Combo/Cx Panels to check for clipping in those ares when doing the balance /contrast adjustments. I have intersected Mids 3 masks with depth maps, but I prefer the results I get using depth maps by themselves. When I converted the image to grayscale, more soft pop would've been a nice touch. Great call.

Thanks

Awesome as usual! When trying to use the new masking I get a: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'spanLENSBLUR'). I can't get it to create the mask, even after updating the neural filter. Any ideas? Thanks!

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

I saw that Tony responded to another comment about a similar issue and it might help you. Here is Tony's comment: This might be an odd language issue associated with TK9 being translated into six different languages. Try this. Open the fly-out menu in the upper right corner. Choose a different language. Now try making the Depth Map. If it works, go back to the fly-out menu and re-choose your preferred language.

@dkovaleski

2 ай бұрын

@@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly Worked! Thanks!

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

@@dkovaleski I am glad that worked! Happy Editing!

I wonder how many variation exist in the magic mixer, is it endless or is it like 10? Thinking about a small circel in the bottom, like a gallery slider on a website where you use to have the circled or small squeres below the slideshow. So you know which one that is the current variation.

@TonyKuyper

2 ай бұрын

For the lowest Contrast setting, which randomizes numbers between 0 and 100 and then makes sure all channels add up to 100, there are 833 possibilities according to Google. As you increase the Contrast, the number of possibilities increases since number of numbers for randomization also increases. So, it's not endless, but it's certainly not only 10. Several of the possibilities will look quite similar to the human eye, though. I'm pretty sure we couldn't see the minute differences in all the combinations. Additionally, because the numbers are random, clicking the Randomize button 833 times will not display all the possibilities. Some will be repeats. While I use the randomize button to get some new ideas, I also like the using the six color channel buttons. These will provide six distinct variations from which to choose a starting point.

@lennartphotography

2 ай бұрын

@@TonyKuyper Big thanks for the explaination. Great plugin.

Could you tell us about the TK Selection Brush plugin?

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

I am planning a video to be published soon.

For some reason, when I click my randomize button on the magic mixer, it doesn't convert to BW. It was working before... Any ideas?

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

Ай бұрын

In the Bottom Left of the Magic Mixer Panel make sure the LUM Check Box is unchecked and you should be good to go.

Thanks!

@thejoyofeditingwithdavekelly

2 ай бұрын

Steve thanks for the Super Thanks! Happy Editing!