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1. a 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 40 41 40 ali kie ERA AA E ETT Mme ETS CT Dock to Palette Well Delete Play 3P Start Recording Record Again Insert Menu Item Insert Stop Insert Path Set Options Playback Options Clear All Actions Reset Actions Load Actions p Replace Actions Save Actions Commands Frames Image Effects Production Install Action Pak Load Actions From the action palette click on the little triangle at the top right corner This opens your action options Select Load Actions Navigate to e Location where you saved the Action Pak Play Actions Open the image you wish fo enhance Select one of the Actions and click Play The Actions Palette eo D a seat O This is the action SET bh Play and READ FIRST MI MIE y Reusable steps O This is an ACTION j E Stop lt O These are the action STEPS eas juan Each action can have numerous steps lf Ww Save As JPEG lt O These are the step SETTINGS Quality 12 This is all the information about the settings that were With Optimized recorded in a step Matte none In Macintosh HD test dump jpg With Lower Case fh Setup preferences Adobe RGB fh resize to 1800 pixel USM i resize to 1200 pixel USM be resize to 750 pixel USh 4 4 4 4 Wo ol Ca utio n Do not click in either of these columns unless you know what you are doing If you click a box next to an ACTION or A2. a complex selection for the edges of your image first thus allowing this cool sharpening tool to avoid enhancing noise and skin texture Action Smoothner CS2 Reduces noise and grain in an image Smooths things out subtly overall Action Makeup Artist CS2 Works only on skin tones Creates a smooth porcelain like skin texture Action Angel Glow Ahh the heavenly light Glows the highlights only to create an ethereal feel Beautiful on brightly lit sunny days with lots of specular highlights Action Mid Puller Similar to mid bright but slightly different This one has a smoother tone transition from shadow to mids to highlight It s hard to explain so just try it Action StarBurst vignette This might sound cheesy but really it s not Sometimes you want the look of darkened edges via vignette but don t want a predictable even circle shape This creates a harder to detect star shape around the subject before darkening the edges You can t see the star shape in the final effect but it s more natural looking than a circular vignette Action Edge burner Darkens just the edges evenly around the frame of the picture Action Edge Blur A cool effect with a gradual motion like blur around the subject It gently fades from clear at the subject center to blurred at the edges Action Edge Blur More A stronger version of the above Action ToneTime Blue 1 Cool blue monochromatic toning Action ToneTime Blue 2 A more s
3. want deep rich and mysterious This is the King Action LOTR highlight controller Helps to reduce highlight burnout in LOTR actions Although the soft glowing highlights are part of the effect of the actions sometimes the highlights might get too hot for your tastes Use this after running one of the LOTR actions to bring the highlights back down a bit Action Hawaiian Punch 1 Bold vivid but no coconuts This lively action will pop color and add a vivid tropical life to images Try it on scenic images or environmental portraits Action Radiant People Based on our Radiance technique this adds punch but is tuned to reduce over saturation of skin tones Action Radiance Landscape One 2006 One of my favorites for Landscape or fine art images Color boosting and vividness without softening or glows Action Radiance Landscape Two 2006 A stronger version of the above Action Paint it variation 1 Not for the meek meek computers that is This action creates a painterly looking image automatically It s different than any of the built in filters in Photoshop because it actually brushes over the entire image little stroke by stroke using an artistic brush It does it all automatically of course Because of the complexity it can take some time to complete so try it on an image when you have 5 15 minutes to wait Action Add canvas texture to painted After running the Paint it action above try running this action to add a te
4. B Flow PA T a New Tool Preset i 1 Custom brush presets that are used by the actions 2 A javascript for use with the sloppy border proofing action 3 2 starter sloppy border files in PSD format that are used by the actions aling Brush 21 pixels Rename Tool Preset Delete Tool Preset E Healing Brush Tool Hard Round 60 1 ca Magnetic Lasso 24 pixels Y Sort By Tool Y Show All Tool Presets Show Current Tool Presets 4 Crop 4 inch x 6 inch 300 ppi 4 Crop 5 inch x 3 inch 300 ppi 4 Crop 5 inch x 4 inch 300 ppi You must install these items before using the actions Text Only 4 Crop 5 inch x 7 inch 300 ppi Small List 4 Crop 8 inch x 10 inch 300 ppi amp Fill with Bubbles Pattern To install the Custom Brush presets T Horizontal Type Myriad Roman 24 pt IT Vertical Type Myriad Roman 24 pt 1 Open Photoshop 5 Point White Star 2 Click on the Tool Preset icon and the small arrow button to choose Load tool preset w 0 5 cm Black Arrow amp Starburst Color Target 3 Select the tool preset included on the CD or download file AA Art History Brush 20 pixels LI Current Tool Only Large List Reset Tool Reset All Tools Preset Manager Reset Tool Presets Load Tool Presets Save Tool Presets Replace Tool Presets To install the j
5. CTION SET you could inadvertently turn EVERY step OFF or EVERY dialog OFF This is NOT undoable or reversible Some actions need certain steps off and certain ones on If it happens you ll need to throw the entire set to the trash and re load it from the original atn file Photoshop CS2 will display a warning box before you are able to turn this option ON or OFF 6o 6 ain H iGly jj Kubota Production Pak This is the action SET MIL bh Play and READ FIRST Aa y Reusable steps 0 0 This is an ACTION af m i Stop MA manten image These are the action STEPS Fa y Save Each action can have No Touchie As JPEG 2 iia steps Only click here next to Quality 12 an individual STEP when With Optimized necessary Matte none In Macintosh HD test dump jpg With Lower Case laf Fl fh Setup preferences Adobe RGB F mE i resize to 1800 pixel USM lf KA Pe resize to 1200 pixel USM e Some actions have instructions in the form of a separate action in the palette It is usually placed just before an action that needs some explanation or setup Before running an action see if there is a Setup or READ action just before it in the list If so run the setup read action first e Many of the actions work great when you combine them For example you may run a B amp W action that you like followed by a midtone boost followed by a Film Grain from Artistic Tools vol 1 followed by a border and keyline This is how you can
6. NEF to final TIFF Make sure to double click to the side of the name here hm Olx NEF to 750 proof PS CS 4 4 4 4 D100 NEF to JPG proofs Action Options b Kubota Production Pak l atn cia Function Key None Shift C Command Color bh Play and READ FIRST Ww Reusable steps gt Stop Flatten Image e Many of the actions have steps in them that stop and present a dialog with instructions on its y Save use After you have used the action a few times As JPEG you may not want the instructions to bother you Quality 12 any more No problemo you can disable any step by clicking the check box next to its name BE CAREFUL to only click on the check next to the individual step not the whole action You would normally look for the STOP step and turn it off With Optimized Matte none In Macintosh HD test dump jpg With Lower Case gt Setup preferences Adobe RGB gt resize to 1800 pixel USM gt resize to 1200 pixel USM bh resize to 750 pixel USM 4 4 41 4 a ED EN wa El 5 r y azi i Math Ch a P ayy if x i e If an action is stopped because a stop step may ask you to do something before continuing you can resume where you left off by simply clicking PLAY on the action palette again e Some of the actions use complex layering schemes to achieve a result If your document is already heavily layered Things could get confusing It might be a good idea to flatt
7. TOOLS U yo ARTISTIC IMAGETOOLS empowering photographers kubota www KubotalmageTools com 877 330 4330 info KubotalmageTools com kubota www KubotalmageTools com 877 330 4330 info KubotalmageTools com IMAGETOOLS ARTISTICS Ta Efficiency is intelligent laziness David Dunham empowering photographers Yes we want to make you intelligently lazy Why spend hours trying to achieve the beautiful looks you love do them in seconds We ve compiled a collection of our favorite actions tools that we use everyday in our busy studio for you to easily apply to your own work To use these actions you need to have Photoshop 7 or higher Photoshop CS2 or newer is highly recommended as the new features are well worth it A few of our actions need CS2 or newer to work as they use some of the unique features in the newer versions Actions are recorded sequences of events within Photoshop Some actions are easy to record some require complex steps troubleshooting and planning All should save you countless hours of time over the long haul giving you more time for the really fun stuff This brief manual will cover some basic info on using actions things to look out for and tips for using our actions on your images Install Script Presets and Borders z Rhotoshop File Edit Image Layer Select Filter View Window Bush Mode Normal HI Opacity sox
8. aturated blue toning Action ToneTime Red 1 You guessed it red toning Action ToneTime Red 2 More red Action ToneTime Green Green with envy Action ToneTime Green 2 The color of money Hey what about doing a cool 4 up panel with each of the color tones sorta Warhol esque Action Split Tone Warm amp Blue Classic split toning with warm in the shadows and cool blue in the highlights Action Split Tone Blue amp Warm The opposite of the above with blue in the shadows and warm in the highlights Action Deep Blues Rich blue toning but in the shadows primarily A very rich look Action Deep Red Red in the shadows only Action Deep Green Green in the shadows Action Deep Purple Ahh classic rock Action Select A Toner Overall monochromatic toning where you select any color you want on the fly Action Shadow Select A Toner subtle Similar to above but applies tone to the shadows primarily Action Shadow Select A Toner heavier More colorful version of above Action Hot Fudge 1 Yum love this Nearly black and white but with a richness that can only be compared to hot fudge Action Hot Fudgier When you really need a sugar fix Warmer fudgier Action Hot Fudge with a Cherry Not for the faint at heart or those on a diet This is similar to modern antique but combines warm fudge tones with some enhanced color from the original color image Action Mocha B amp W Very close to
9. avascript in CS or newer 1 Copy the file on the cd called rotate tall to wide jsx 2 Find your Photoshop program folder on your computer then navigate to Photoshop presets scripts 3 Paste the rotate tall to wide jsx file in there 4 Restart Photoshop if it is currently running To install the javascript in PS7 1 Copy the file on the cd called rotate tall to wide jsx 2 Find your Photoshop program folder on your computer then navigate to Photoshop presets scripts 3 Paste the rotate tall to wide jsx file in there 4 Open the PS 7 only folder on the disk 3 Art History Brushes Crop and Marquee Text 5 Install the Photoshop scripting plugin for your system following the instructions in the installers note this plugin does not need to be installed if you previously installed it for other reasons 4 Restart Photoshop if it is currently running To install the sloppy border files 1 Simply copy the 2 sloppy border PSD files and put them on your computer anywhere you want 2 Remember where you put if You ll be asked to find it later af 4 Actions 7 cy F gt Kubota Production Pak A vE ly a b sunglow 2 b sunglow 2 more bh KPD Hollywood Intensity backlight compensation 1x bh backlight compensation 2x b Note re B amp W actions sub grain contrasty grain 1 slight grain 2 more grain 3 heavier grain 4 Z films Skin cream 1
10. e when you have several layers already and want to try an action on a composite of all the layers as if it were flattened but you don t want fo flatten it yet Creates a copy of your entire layered file on a new single layer above all the others Action Sloppy border proofs instructions play first Yes by popular demand I ve added automatic sloppy border proofing Please play this action first to see instructions on how to setup and use the sloppy border action Follow them carefully or it won t work Once you ve done it a few times however it s easy fo setup Action Rotation Script setup location This action only needs to be run once It is necessary to tell your system where the rotate tall to wide jsx script is located Once you ve done this the sloppy border action can be run without having to set it up again Action 1 Open 4x6 sloppy template After the setup is done this is the first step to starting the batch of sloppy border processing It will allow you to open your preferred sloppy border template and copy it to memory for the next action to run properly Do not do anything else between this action and the next Action 2 Batch Sloppy 4x6 proofs This will get the action going Follow the steps carefully You ll need to know what color space your images that you want to add the sloppy borders to are in e g sRGB or Adobe RGB You ll then be asked for a source folder of the normal images and a destination folder for t
11. en your image first before running the action so the action can t get confused You can always make a SNAPSHOT of your current image before running the action so that you can restore it pre action condition if you don t like the effect If you don t flatten at least make sure your main image layer is the ACTIVE layer before running the action In fact many of the actions will take a snapshot and flatten the image first for you saving you the extra steps oo Layers Channels Paths gt F Rectangular Marques LE i Curves 1 Rectangular Marquee S BELCE Le i Ll Gradient Map 1 Clear IF E tavero Deselect Crop Gradient DONO UDDA AONA DONNAIN The active image layer Create a SNAPSHOT of your current document ARTISTIC Actions in detail some actions work only in CS2 or newer and are noted as such Action Helpful Information play me Be sure to play this first it s helpful like the name says Action 8 16 8 This action will help to minimize or eliminate posterization problems in highly processed images It s especially useful on JPG images but also helpful to use on RAW files after they have had actions run on them The basic concept is that it uses 16 bit mode much wider color palette to apply all your adjustments while keeping the original image and the final image in standard 8 bit mode Use it as a final step just before sending an image to the lab or you
12. he finished proofs with the sloppy borders Action Make 4x6 proofs with Sloppy This is used by the action above and is not intended to be run alone Have fun And don t forget that you can create limitless unique looks by sequencing actions into your own favorite combinations Also take some time to look at the layers that our actions create and see how we do them it s a great way to learn to create your own actions and looks We re not keeping any secrets from you You can download a free E book PDF file from our website that shows many before and after images using these actions It also shows some combinations of actions that create cool new looks Download from our support forum hitp www KubotalmageTools com Click on the Tips amp Tricks link then go to the section for the Action Paks We ll also be releasing additional sloppy border file Paks that will work with our actions so you can vary the look of your sloppies Keep an eye on our forum for more information If you would like more information on other training products The Digital RAW Workflow for Photoshop CS2 The Digital PhotoFlow AutoAlbum Mini Tutorials more Actions or live workshops please visit our website www KubotalmageTools com info KubotalmageTools com All material 2006 Kubota Image Tools a division of Kubota PhotoDesign Inc All rights reserved Duplication without written permission is prohibited
13. mix n match to get a variety of unique custom looks Take some time to experiment you ll create your own unique looks with very little effort e The base settings in the actions will usually give beautiful results But the beauty of it all is that you can tweak the settings to get just the look you want A good example is the B amp W actions Most of our B amp W actions are based on our unique Gradient Map technique The gradient map adjustment layer can be double clicked which will open the settings for editing Click on the gradient graphic to edit the gradient settings Try moving the middle color stop left or right to change the middle gray values Or double click the middle color stop and give it a hint of warmth This makes beautiful rich B amp W images or sepia color tones F Gradient Editor Presets Gradient Map Gradient Used for Grayscale Mapping Gradient Options MI Dither Reverse Smoothness 100 hi Stops Color Stop Opacity a Ocation Delete Color Location Delete e Don t forget to assign hot keys to your favorite actions This one step alone can save hours a month OK maybe one hour a month but that s enough for an extra special long lunch If you find yourself using a favorite action all the time double click next to the name of the action and assign it to a function key We put labels on our keyboard showing what each F key does r b Dlx
14. r printer Assign a hot key and use it on everything if you want it won t hurt but helps quite often Action Daily Multi Vitamin This is a subtle but effective action for adding Life to everyday color images Especially for digital images it adds a localized contrast boost overall color punch and deepens blue skies You may want to use it on all your images Action Digital Fill Flash This is another everyday handy tool Use it to lighten key areas of your image without washing out the shadows or blowing highlights Simply run the action then paint where you need light Great for bringing attention to faces lightening shadows on faces or add depth to otherwise flatly lit images You ll wonder how you ever lived without it Action Smokeless Burn The opposite of Digital Fill Smokeless Burn darkens areas where you paint Great to add dramatic shadowing to sides of the face minimizing unimportant details Burn down edges of the photo to add depth and emphasis to the main subject Action Lord of the Rings EVERYDAY My Lord of the Rings series of actions is a popular creation that aims to mimic the deep romantic feel of the movie It adds color richness a soft glowing effect and contrast This EVERYDAY version is light enough fo use well everyday A subtler version of the originals below Action Lord of the Rings II This is the standard version of the above A classic if do say so myself Action LOTR Return of the King You
15. true B amp W but with deep rich shadows Not noticeably brown just rich Action the NEW B amp W The closest thing to straight B amp W you ll find here For those who want more of a traditional B amp W look Action the NEW B amp W midbright Same as above but with lightening in the midtones Helps to brighten skin Action 4x6 with white borders Great for those who print proofs Creates a 4x6 image at 300 dpi with a white border all around Keep in mind that a full frame 35mm proportioned image can t be framed in a 4x6 with even borders and no cropping So the border is heavier on the short ends If you want even borders all around use the EVEN noted actions below Action 4x6 with black borders Same but with a black border Action 4x6 with white borders amp black keyline White borders and a thin black keyline around the image area Action 4x6 with black borders amp white keyline Black borders and a thin white keyline around the image area Action 4x6 with EVEN white borders Even borders all around Note however that some cropping of the image on the long side is necessary to create even borders It will crop automatically Action 4x6 with EVEN black borders Same as above with black borders Action 4x6 with EVEN black borders amp black keyline CS2 Self explanatory don t ya think Action 4x6 with EVEN black borders amp white keyline CS2 More Action Make a flattened copy layer This is great to us
16. xtured canvas look to your finished image Action Modern Antique 1 Is it Black 8 White or is it Color It s a soft lightly colored effect that gives an old timeless feel fo your image Action Modern Antique 1 with glow Like above but with a romantic glow Very old world feeling Action midbright Open up the midtones of an image without changing shadow or highlight information Good to reveal mid shadow detail or soften shadows around a face Action Amazing detail finder CS2 When all else fails this will help to bring apparent sharpness back to your image Even helps with out of focus images While nothing can create detail where there is none this will create a darn good illusion of sharpness After running the action you ll need to paint where you want the sharpness to appear The effect builds up slowly and can look edgy if taken too far Paint a few strokes and look at it before painting more Be sure you ve loaded our included custom brushes before running this action Action Amazing detail finder 2 CS2 A stronger version of the above Action Smarter Sharp with edge mask 1 CS2 Smart Sharp was a nice new tool in CS2 but it was missing one important control threshold This would allow you to NOT sharpen areas that shouldn t be sharpened like skin or smooth skies By itself Smart Sharpen works on everything often enhancing the noise and texture in skin while sharpening details Not good Smarter Sharp makes
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