This has been the best explanation of FS I’ve ever seen. Literally, the most detailed and educational. This was a blessing to watch. Thank you!!!!! Subbed!
This is the best explanation of FS ever. I want to understand what frequencies certain blemishes, lines, or dark circles are prominent in and therefore what pixel radius ranges I should use for retouching those areas. Since you have a real understanding of how Photoshop works, I would also appreciate you providing your technical description of various tools in Photoshop. For example, the healing brushes must blend together certain frequencies from their selections, how is this done and how does it compare with your multi-frequency technique?
Every blemish on a single image can have slightly different radius. And it also varies from full length to closeups, and also the megapixels/image dimensions of the image. The way we have it set on the ProWorkflow panel is by using three press formulas for Full length, mid shot and close up, of which the radius can be fine-tuned using opacity. Then the final result is painted in using your brush flow/opacity. Since there are lot of variables, it is not possible to have a fixed radius for anything. Even the healing brush is not perfect when you work with sharply focussed textures. Thats why many high end retouchers prefer the clone stamp tool. I will explain the old and new healing brush algorithms vs clone stamp in the next video.
Your depth of PS technical knowledge is amazing! Your tutorials have so much content to absorb I need to run them again and again before I fully understand. Loving it!
Seriously, amazing video. 5 band FS technique blew my mind. Can't wait to learn it for practical work. Please upload the videos as soon as possible. Don't let us wait for the whole one month :D
Outstanding Sid! Adding those mids that can be controlled with opacity is genius. It's basically the same thing we have done for over two decades using a Highpass inverted layer at a specific radius to have a better transition between Shadows and Highlights. Only this can be done first and take care of 90% of that at one hit.
Hi, I have just found your tutorials and I must admit that it is the best I have ever seen. Love your teaching skills and feels like I can learn so much watching it. Thanks
No, for the 16 bit file we Add with invert checked even for the upper high layer. Keep in mind that the Fs3 and 5 the split in 16bits is not as accurate as in a standard 16bit split which has a perfect mid point.
Great tutorial on FS. I have seen many FS tutorials but this is the best by far. Eagerly waiting for the real world examples of model or object retouching using this technique. Warm Regards....
Hi Sid, thank you very much for your videos, learning a lot from you. I would like to humbly suggest, generally for your videos, if you could slow down a bit when explaining as sometimes you perform some actions without highlighting the steps which makes it bit difficult to follow and fully understand the concept of your intention.
Sid , are FS 3 and 5 included in the Pro X panel. I tried to download it from the link provided but it wont let me place order even though i was logged in.
Hi. Thank you for the amazing tutorial. At 16:03 you explain about the number of tonal values (255/2=127.5) and because it doesn’t exist as bit number photoshop calculate it as 128. I believe that from 0-255 we have 256 tonal values as 0 is considered as a tonal value. So 256/2=128. Please could you review and analyse with me so I can understand if I am wrong ?
Yes, you are correct about 256 total tonal values and half is 128.But from here you need to think different....we have total of 128 light grays ie from value 0(white) to 127, and the other half 128 dark grays starting from value 128 to 255(black). So what do you want to be the exact middle gray? The value 127 which is the end of light gray set, or the value 128 which is beginning of dark gray set?
Thanks for the explanation! Could you make a video explaining you editing photo with this technique, wich tools and brushes and about de fade technique to mix de colors ?
@@SidVPhoto just found this and it was amazing. I am looking forward to the real life example of you using this technique. If you already did, which video is it?
I downloaded the action but kept getting errors on the 5.0 8bit. I then identified that all the "merge visible" actions weren't set to make duplicates. I corrected those steps and it started working properly, even though I don't really get the "upper high" layer, with seems kinda pointless and doesn't seem to work on higher frequency at all. Still, the action already solved some problems for me. Thanks.
Focusing like a camera inside of Photoshop as it should be used, having a button to execute an action to set up focusing, through use of the pictures true definition visual ground 0, mid range as mentioned at the start.
Great stuff! I personally use multiple layers frequancy separation similar to what you show here. I found splitting the image in 4 layers most useful for me. I use gaussian blur for all the steps. I think you are incorrect in your assumption about halos or artifacting. I'm sure of that, as the combination of the lowest frequency and the frequency above, gives you the exact same image as if it is not split, so no amount of blurring the lower frequency will escape and be visible with the higher frequency. In fact there is no matter what you do to the bottom layer, as when calculating the apply image, PS will find out what it needs to do with every pixel in order to achieve the same image. So you can blur or sharpen or even artistically deform the bottom layer, after you apply the bottom layer to the top, and change the mode, you should not see any difference. So my method is just copy, blur, apply, copy, blur, apply,... repeat as needed and choose the blur as needed. Blur is the equivalent of low pass filter for audio or any linear signals, so applying something else, to get lower frequency is not clean separation, as in your low frequency layers are left sharper edges. Despite that it's a valid technique, and as I said it doesn't really matter what you do to the bottom layer, if it makes it easy to edit the image.
Very detailed explantion. But some of us bought your panel because we just wanted to get straight to work without being bothered with the technical stuff. Would be nice if you just made a regular step by step version for us newbies. I can learn the technical stuff later
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How I didn't watch your video Before, REAL AMAZING YOU ARE, SURE SUBSCRIBE AND I HOPE A GOOD LUCK FOR YOU TO HAVE MILLION FOLLOWS, GO ON MAN YOU ARE "PERFECT"
perfect explanation except one thing, the reason that we use 128 is that (and now coms the dificult part ) 0 is counted as a number and than it means that 128 is exact in the middle so not 127.5
Great stuff sid... awesome and detailed content. For free. Just so you know, Earth Oliver charges $200 at RGG EDU for exactly what you've explained. Thank you very much for this. As suggested in your video, would love to see these techniques applied to real world examples, like fabric, reflections e.t.c... thanks again sid
Excellent stuff. Too bad you reverted towards the end to an 8bit sample after explaining the benefits of working in 16bit. As I only work in 16bit, I got a bit confused as to what the proper settings should be in the apply image box. Anyway, I need to watch this one or two more times to let all that awesome stuff sink in. Subscribed of course.
All our image samples to demonstrate techniques are usually in 8bits to ensure no lags while screen recording using Photoshop. Always work in 16bit when you can.
I truly feel sorry for all those who have missed this video. Great vid Sid, dont stop...
Thanks!
Thank you so much Sid! Very helpful tutorial! Good luck!
The best frequency separation tutorial on youtube so far. Thank you
For the first time i have watched a tutorial about FS till the end. You are good
thank u 4 the explanation
Outstanding!
This is by far the best detailed explaination .... Thank you.
You are great!
no words! superb 👍🏽
Wow this is wicked wicked help!
WOW! amazing! can't wait to go home and test the actions!hope your next video is on retouching with those actions.thanks so much!
This has been the best explanation of FS I’ve ever seen. Literally, the most detailed and educational. This was a blessing to watch. Thank you!!!!! Subbed!
Great teacher!
This is the best explanation of FS ever. I want to understand what frequencies certain blemishes, lines, or dark circles are prominent in and therefore what pixel radius ranges I should use for retouching those areas. Since you have a real understanding of how Photoshop works, I would also appreciate you providing your technical description of various tools in Photoshop. For example, the healing brushes must blend together certain frequencies from their selections, how is this done and how does it compare with your multi-frequency technique?
Every blemish on a single image can have slightly different radius. And it also varies from full length to closeups, and also the megapixels/image dimensions of the image. The way we have it set on the ProWorkflow panel is by using three press formulas for Full length, mid shot and close up, of which the radius can be fine-tuned using opacity. Then the final result is painted in using your brush flow/opacity. Since there are lot of variables, it is not possible to have a fixed radius for anything. Even the healing brush is not perfect when you work with sharply focussed textures. Thats why many high end retouchers prefer the clone stamp tool. I will explain the old and new healing brush algorithms vs clone stamp in the next video.
WOOOO SO ADVANCE NOT MY LEVEL ITS GOD MODE MY MAN ABYWAY TNX FOR THE FREEBIES
Great video because you explain the why and not just the how.
Absolute genius video sir
Your depth of PS technical knowledge is amazing! Your tutorials have so much content to absorb I need to run them again and again before I fully understand. Loving it!
Great lesson! Thank you so much!!
Glad you liked it!
I’m blown away
Nice work
I have used photoshop professionally since 1989. It was version 2. It didn’t even have layers. I still have more to learn. Great video.
Thank you so much..... The first few things was just unknown to me
So glad to find this channel!
Thank God i found this channel. Will be watching a lot more of your videos....
Really great and informative!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Bummer, the action download doesn’t work. Love the tutorial!
Sick mate . You earned Immediate subscription , very good video
You are the boss
This opens literally new dimensions! Thank you very much!
Its great! but how to download the action
Great video!!!! I thought I got into photography to get away from math. 😝🤣 I guess not haha.
That's best FS video on youtube
Seriously, amazing video. 5 band FS technique blew my mind. Can't wait to learn it for practical work. Please upload the videos as soon as possible. Don't let us wait for the whole one month :D
Thank you! Will do!
Hi! How can I see how you make the FS5 for cleaning dark backgrounds? Do you have a video that shows how you create the action?
Outstanding Sid! Adding those mids that can be controlled with opacity is genius. It's basically the same thing we have done for over two decades using a Highpass inverted layer at a specific radius to have a better transition between Shadows and Highlights. Only this can be done first and take care of 90% of that at one hit.
Glad it was helpful!
Hi, I have just found your tutorials and I must admit that it is the best I have ever seen. Love your teaching skills and feels like I can learn so much watching it. Thanks
I've been using triple frequency separation for ~4-5 years now. First time i see video on youtube about it.
Wow it's so well explained ! One thing I didn't get is how you adapt the 5 version on a 16 bit file ? You just do the substract ?
No, for the 16 bit file we Add with invert checked even for the upper high layer. Keep in mind that the Fs3 and 5 the split in 16bits is not as accurate as in a standard 16bit split which has a perfect mid point.
@@SidVPhoto I think you might have mistyped the first 16bit and should be 8bit, could be wrong though.
Great tutorial on FS. I have seen many FS tutorials but this is the best by far. Eagerly waiting for the real world examples of model or object retouching using this technique. Warm Regards....
Mind=blown!!!
Hi Sid, thank you very much for your videos, learning a lot from you.
I would like to humbly suggest, generally for your videos, if you could slow down a bit when explaining as sometimes you perform some actions without highlighting the steps which makes it bit difficult to follow and fully understand the concept of your intention.
Noted. BTW the action is free to download from the link in the description text below the video.
Sid , are FS 3 and 5 included in the Pro X panel. I tried to download it from the link provided but it wont let me place order even though i was logged in.
Yes, FS5 is the new default set to the Frequency Separation button on the panel. FS3 is included in the action set.
Hi. Thank you for the amazing tutorial. At 16:03 you explain about the number of tonal values (255/2=127.5) and because it doesn’t exist as bit number photoshop calculate it as 128. I believe that from 0-255 we have 256 tonal values as 0 is considered as a tonal value. So 256/2=128. Please could you review and analyse with me so I can understand if I am wrong ?
Yes, you are correct about 256 total tonal values and half is 128.But from here you need to think different....we have total of 128 light grays ie from value 0(white) to 127, and the other half 128 dark grays starting from value 128 to 255(black). So what do you want to be the exact middle gray? The value 127 which is the end of light gray set, or the value 128 which is beginning of dark gray set?
OK , your videos are the next dimensions... unfortunately, they come quite rarely but thank you very very much !
Glad you like them!
Does ProWorkflow X Panel still work in PS 2024?
Yes it works perfectly. But the panel has been discontinued and replaced by this: www.postprotools.com/
Thanks for the explanation! Could you make a video explaining you editing photo with this technique, wich tools and brushes and about de fade technique to mix de colors ?
Sure thing! I will get back to this technique after a couple of other videos. Ring the bell notification to keep track when they come out.
@@SidVPhoto just found this and it was amazing. I am looking forward to the real life example of you using this technique. If you already did, which video is it?
A++ 👍🏻
Thanx..that was great...I CAN`T FINDE the ACTION
You can find the download link in the description text below the video.
how can downlord action
Wowww....
I downloaded the action but kept getting errors on the 5.0 8bit. I then identified that all the "merge visible" actions weren't set to make duplicates. I corrected those steps and it started working properly, even though I don't really get the "upper high" layer, with seems kinda pointless and doesn't seem to work on higher frequency at all. Still, the action already solved some problems for me. Thanks.
Focusing like a camera inside of Photoshop as it should be used, having a button to execute an action to set up focusing, through use of the pictures true definition visual ground 0, mid range as mentioned at the start.
Great stuff! I personally use multiple layers frequancy separation similar to what you show here. I found splitting the image in 4 layers most useful for me.
I use gaussian blur for all the steps. I think you are incorrect in your assumption about halos or artifacting. I'm sure of that, as the combination of the lowest frequency and the frequency above, gives you the exact same image as if it is not split, so no amount of blurring the lower frequency will escape and be visible with the higher frequency.
In fact there is no matter what you do to the bottom layer, as when calculating the apply image, PS will find out what it needs to do with every pixel in order to achieve the same image. So you can blur or sharpen or even artistically deform the bottom layer, after you apply the bottom layer to the top, and change the mode, you should not see any difference.
So my method is just copy, blur, apply, copy, blur, apply,... repeat as needed and choose the blur as needed.
Blur is the equivalent of low pass filter for audio or any linear signals, so applying something else, to get lower frequency is not clean separation, as in your low frequency layers are left sharper edges.
Despite that it's a valid technique, and as I said it doesn't really matter what you do to the bottom layer, if it makes it easy to edit the image.
Very detailed explantion. But some of us bought your panel because we just wanted to get straight to work without being bothered with the technical stuff. Would be nice if you just made a regular step by step version for us newbies. I can learn the technical stuff later
these actions are for 8bit images?because i only work on 16bit images.
Will put the link to the 16 bit soon when they are ready. Check the video description area next week for an updated link.
@@SidVPhoto thank you so much! looking forward the FS 5.0!
good
If its free
Why we should add card
I don,t have card what i can do now??
You have to give your name and email once to create an account for all free downloads. It will only ask payment details if you have paid product in cart.
@@SidVPhoto ok i will try
@@SidVPhoto now i try
But is still need card number
How I didn't watch your video Before, REAL AMAZING YOU ARE, SURE SUBSCRIBE AND I HOPE A GOOD LUCK FOR YOU TO HAVE MILLION FOLLOWS, GO ON MAN YOU ARE "PERFECT"
Hello Sir I am Ronak I am using this but I dont have ALT actions
perfect explanation except one thing, the reason that we use 128 is that (and now coms the dificult part ) 0 is counted as a number and than it means that 128 is exact in the middle so not 127.5
Nice wirj
wow, first one in years that explained frequency separation easy and complete. 8 -16 bit and why 128 for 8bit and why not for 16 and so on...
Time stamps... not found ERROR 404
sorry...i can not finde the action...
The link is in the description of the video. Here: www.stylemypic.com/product/frequency-separtion-3-5-ps-action/
@@SidVPhoto I saw it.. Klicked on it.. Took me to the page but I don't see no link... 😉
Great stuff sid... awesome and detailed content. For free. Just so you know, Earth Oliver charges $200 at RGG EDU for exactly what you've explained. Thank you very much for this. As suggested in your video, would love to see these techniques applied to real world examples, like fabric, reflections e.t.c... thanks again sid
Excellent stuff. Too bad you reverted towards the end to an 8bit sample after explaining the benefits of working in 16bit. As I only work in 16bit, I got a bit confused as to what the proper settings should be in the apply image box. Anyway, I need to watch this one or two more times to let all that awesome stuff sink in. Subscribed of course.
All our image samples to demonstrate techniques are usually in 8bits to ensure no lags while screen recording using Photoshop. Always work in 16bit when you can.
Lol, all that was just an introduction? For someo of us thats pretty advanced