why are the b/w tools in PS / PSE not the same ? :(

#1

I don’t understand why are these tools so different te black and white tool from photoshop and the one from photoshop elements. I simply like the photoshop’s tool black and white, I am planning to get photoshop elements but I really like that tool… the b/w tool of pse is just rubbish compared to photoshop’s… is there any plugin that gives this feature in pse ? It is the only feature I miss in pse compared to ps

Thanks

#2

There is an old plugin that does the same thing and works in PSE. Because it is old, you must follow some steps.

http://www.photo-plugins.com/Plugins/Plugins/B-W-Conversion.html

Ppc2bw can be used with Elements and Windows Seven but you have to carry out one or both of the following procedures:1) Patch the .8bf file with the FM Patcher, from here:
http://www.filtermeister.com/fmpatcher/index.htm

  1. Disable Windows Data Execution Prevention (DEP) as described here:
    http://techblissonline.com/enable-disable-dep-in-windows-xp-vista/
    or add Elements to the exclusion list.

Or switch to Photoline, which is more powerful than PSE, and comparable to Photoshop (and less expensive than PSE) :wink:
Photoline has a similar b&w adjustment layer.