BlackRooom makes the most advanced B&W edits in Photoshop easy.
If you use all the power of Photoshop you get better darkroom-like edits. But that layering and tone-blending to get perfect BW was complicated and slow. I wanted that to be easy for photographers of any skill level.
When I finished BlackRoom I knew we had won. It's a new approach that makes deep BW layer editing easy. Create YOUR visual signature with instant mixes, easy layers, grains, and Live-tone feedback. I'll show you in the videos on this page how BlackRoom will change your BW ,today!
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Works inside PS CS6-CC | Mac/Win
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I get this question a lot. Each of my B&W tools works by itself or as a system for photographers who want to take command and improve every level of their BW process without plugins and with artisan quality. ||
When you get a bundle you get PS actions and presets for LR+C1. If you prefer build your own and save 15% on any 2 or more packs with code: BUNDLE. You'll save a bundle this way and improve you black and white from every dimension. I'll here to help every step of the way,
Silver 4: A lot of my users start here. Fast rich BW conversions in LR, PS-RAW or C1. Use Silver for editing single images or groups with fast tone-rich results using the BW preset system that started it all.
BlackRoom: Create complex but easy atmospheric edits and deeper conversions that make your best photos better. This action system for Photoshop comes for 10 years of building allowing next level conversions.
Emulsion 3: The crown in your black and white system, Emulate darkroom tones like Platinum and Cyanotype like no other tool can do, for photographers who want the perfect alchemists darkroom, in Photoshop.
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Use BlackRoom to create B&W with infinite flexibility!
Works in Photoshop CS6-CC || Mac or Windows, En
The times demand a new approach to create your vision in black and white. Competing with companies that have big backing sometimes makes me worry people will see my black and white tools as basic. The opposite is true! These are actions, but they make the most complex edits easy.
I created Black-Room to better use the hidden magic inside PS. It automates infinite possibilities by giving you control and light blending and lets make you create better black and white, no matter your experience level. Guaranteed!
Will BlackRoom work standalone or in PS Elements?
No, Blackroom is designed to use all the power off the full version of Photoshop. This level of deep edits cannot be achieved in Elements. BlackRoom will however work on CS6 legacy version of Photoshop if you don't have a current subscription.
Why use BlackRoom over a Silver plugin?
In short, BlackRoom can use all the power of Photoshop. It's not just an app that runs within Photoshop and then created a merged layer on your file. The problem with plugins is they give you most of the same controls you already have in you Raw editor like LR. We find using presets and the native tools on LR or C1 are better for quick edits and RAW files because there's no need to run an app within an app that does the same thing. But BlackRoom allows us to go beyond both with more advanced controllable edits made simple.
Should I use Silver 4 presets or BlackRoom?
For most the answer is both. Our Silver 4 collection for LR, Camera RAW and C1 is super powerful and refine. It allows fast one-click conversion and quick mods directly on your original file and those looks' can be edited fast and copied to batches of images. Silver 4 is for workflow. When you want to do more to your best images, open in PS with color channels in place and use BlackRoom to take it to the next level.
What does the Live Zone Map do and Lumist?
The live maps comes from our legendary Lumist action system which allows you to select and edit Zones instantly. The visual map in BlackRoom is the same and gives you real time feedback and shows you all the Zones from black to white so you can better understand your photo. But if you also Have Lumist, it integrates perfectly and you can select and mask Zones on any layer.
Your Darkroom, is now BlackRoom
How to use BlackRoom? 1: Run the master conversion tool - 2: Apply a foundry mix or individual layer effects that instantly build into your edit. - 3: Tweak the intensity of your finished effect and save! Tip: Click on any tool category actions when using BR for a help popup of how that category is used.
MasterTool: It all starts with one action; Master Tool gives you an instant BW conversation, a Live-Tone-Map and puts everything in place for you to add as much or as little as you want with controllable layers and effects.
Foundry 1-Clicks: You can build your conversion by mixing tools, or use a Foundry mix to instantly add a series of tools intelligently. After, tweak them how you you like. From tones to grains to classic B&W filters like Green and Red.
Edit Natively: No need to open a plugin or second app. When you use BlackRoom you're creating layers that are intelligently placed and blended allowing you to make every silver conversion fast, non destructive and 100% YOU!
Silver-Map | Choose your tone and intensity with a click!
BlackRoom uses a late stage gradient-map to make complex conversions easy and leave you in control. That means easier integration than plugin and more power than presets. It also shows you every tone with the Live-Map. So optionally if you have the Lumist system, you can select and edit specific tones with Zone level detail and not lose any of your layers or edits.
Only in the final layer does BlackRoom converts your edit silver in real time. With t6he Silver-Map You can change how final conversion interprets the tone to apply, high key key, low key, or Zone limited conversions. - Want less or more? Adjust individual layers or change the intensity of everything you built with ONE-CLICK. All non-destructive and perfect every time.
Also watch... Using BR with Silver presets | Using BR with Lumist actions
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