1 | Photoshop Top Secrets Dvd

For those who grew up with it, this DVD represents a turning point—the moment Photoshop stopped being a tool and started being a medium. If you find a copy, buy it. Watch it. Laugh at the low resolution of the menus. Then, apply the "Calculations" method for black and white photography and watch your modern images transform.

Most tutorials said "Desaturate" or "Channel Mixer." Top Secrets DvD 1 called those amateur moves. The secret was using the "Calculations" function to blend two channels (Red and Green) in specific Multiply/Screen ratios to create a luminosity map that mimicked Agfa or Ilford film stocks. The disc provided "recipes" for these conversions—numeric values you could type into the calculator to simulate expired Kodak Tri-X. PHOTOSHOP TOP SECRETS DVD 1