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Gianpaolo64 · February 3, 2021, 5:14pm

Thanks for the engraved preset, it’s really nice. Here a color version:

stuck · February 3, 2021, 5:28pm

I suspect it was just me being slow again but it seems that the engraved preset doesn’t work properly unless you have Film Pack. Is that right?

Certainly now that I have Film Pack I seem to be getting better results from this preset.

stuck

OXiDant · February 3, 2021, 6:04pm

i particualy like this “drawing” would you be so kind to share this one?

@mwsilvers your two tone (grey and color) is also a great option.

mwsilvers · February 3, 2021, 6:59pm

Actually it wasn’t two tone, It was full color, but the original was mostly shades of blue/gray on a very cloudy early evening in the summer.

Mark.

Gianpaolo64 · February 4, 2021, 1:34pm

Here is my modified engraved preset. I tweaked the original a little to have a little more black,enabled color and lowered saturation
Engraved Color.preset (7,9 KB)

Willy1 · February 4, 2021, 4:38pm

Yes !

Guenterm · February 4, 2021, 4:48pm

works…thanks

stuck · February 4, 2021, 6:31pm

Hmm, I can’t get this to show in PL3 (on Win 10 v2004). I’ve tried:

using the import option in the preset editor
pasting it directly into:
C:\Users\myUserName\AppData\Local\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 3\Presets

Any other suggestions?

stuck

OXiDant · February 4, 2021, 8:24pm

do you own filmpack elite?
afbeelding

OXiDant · February 4, 2021, 8:29pm

thanks great fun!

if you are using the advanged contrast sliders to the right +75% then the “drawing” look increases.
Your color version is a great startingpoint.

Gianpaolo64 · February 4, 2021, 11:10pm

No idea, I am using PL4 with filmpack elite but I am not so expert, I’ve been using it for a week

Gianpaolo64 · February 4, 2021, 11:13pm

Thanks to for the hint.
The preset is just this, a starting point, then I think it should be customized for each image.

mwsilvers · February 5, 2021, 6:19am

I removed most of the vignette and the result on this antique car reminded me of auto illustrations in magazine advertisements from the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Mark

stuck · February 5, 2021, 9:27am

Yes and I have no problem with the original engraved preset, that is listed the preset editor in PL3. The colour version though will not show in PL3, even though the file is in the correct folder on my PC.

@sgospodarenko Does this mean presets created with PL4 are not backward compatible with PL3?

stuck

stuck · February 5, 2021, 9:34am

Meanwhile, by starting from the original engraved preset and:

reducing ClearView Plus
reducing Vibrancy and Saturation
resetting Color Rendering to Generic / Camera default
turning off Style - Toning

I have a colour version that seems to be a good starting point.

stuck

Gianpaolo64 · February 5, 2021, 9:51am

more or less that’s what I did, I also reduced the blacks
For previous preset I simply attached the file from PL4 directory, here is a preset file I exported. they seem to be a little different
Engraved Color.preset (7,9 KB)

John-M · February 5, 2021, 10:20am

The “Engraved Color.preset” that was generously provided for download by Gianpaolo64 is explicitly versioned for PLv4 + … and it contains references to tools that were not available in PLv3 (such as Watermarking).

You could try changing the version number (from “15” to “14”) as found at the end of the preset file - and see if that works … but I’d test it first on an unimportant image, just in case.

John M