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Hmmm. now that I have my new monitor, I can see a ton of mistakes!
I had been working off an old 13" analog compac monitor that was over 10 yrs old.
I think I need to try this over again after dinner and a movie.

[Mhayes]

Sound like a winner to me!

Margie

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Ok, Ive tried again, this time using a new monitor. Makes a huge difference.
Ugh that nasty yellow streak is gone, never even saw it.
only problem is Im now a bit scared of getting too dark...
I think it should be a bit darker.
Let me know which I need to go, lighter, darker, blur, etc.
tnx
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[Mhayes]

I think it looks good! 

Margie

[Tess (Tassie D)]

Lovely job Kate.

[Hannie]

Great job Kate, the owners will be very pleased when they see the result!

Congratulations on your nice new monitor!

Hannie

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Thank you, the yellow streak was the first thing I saw with it.   how nasty!
You have no idea what I can see now with it. I kept wondering why seemingly EVERYONE was seeing something I just was NOT.
Made no sense to me at all.
So after struggling I realized the old statement 'If everyone sees blue and you see green, its NOT them who are color blind".
Thats when I dawned  on me it might be time for a new monitor.
I know - slow.
I was told years ago that restoration or any photograph manipulation can only be done on an analog monitor.
And that is why I had that one for so long as they were getting harder to find.
From what I can see with this, Im going to guess that was bad information.

[Hannie]

Yes, for a long time CRT monitors (tube) were considered the best for graphics. 
Flatscreen monitors have come a long way since and some are equally good as the old CRTs were.

Hannie

[Oldfaded]

OH nice, so I wasn't misdirected. Thank you. That is good to know

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I have been going over the mistakes.
I think I may have found the 'sharpen' issue.
As I had said, I didn't use the sharpen tool. BUT I think its hidden in pspx2
effects
black and white film
there is a 'clarify' that I have used. and I think that is where the sharpening is sneaking its way into my photos.
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Now that been said, is there a better way to convert them to black and white?
or would it still be fine to use that, and just make sure the clarify is off or at least down to a minimal. ?

[Hannie]

Kate, I don't know how PSP works but in Photoshop I like to use a Channel Mixer adjustment layer to turn a photo B/W.
Just check off the Monochrome box.

Hannie

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Oh cool  you had a visual as well!
I tried it and it works great.
thanks!