Photoshop Quicktips Episode 66: Crossing the Process

Cross Processing has been a popular photographic technique for many years and with the innovation of digital tools the look of cross processed photos has become even more popular. There are many plug-ins and tools out there that will help you achieve an effect such as this, but all of those tools require more time and money than I am willing to spend.

Luckily when I was poking around in the curves dialogue box I actually found a preset that does a very nice job of "cross processing" a photograph. Add this as an adjustment layer and you've got yourself a kick-butt technique, and most importantly a non-destructive effect!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• adjustment
• layers
• adobe
• creative
• suite
• cs
• cs2
• cs3
• curves
• effects
• photo
• editing
• photography
• photoshop
• processing
• computer

[seeljus]

What version of Photoshop are you currently running?

[AmyAnnice55]

i have PS CS2! i don't have the cross processing effect! is it on the CS3 version or is there another way to get it on CS2?? please help!!!! cross processing is my fave!!!

[originaljawz]

u sound like Ben Browder from Farscape :)

[Lai829]

i also have PSCS2 i only have the action cross processing..its good enuf for me. but id love to learn the old school way!

[conthemon]

good tutorial, fast and informative.

[muffinsex227]

the cross processing preset is only available in cs3 and up : (

[jefcris102]

awesome...

[josy411]

i have adobe photoshop 7.0 & it dosnt have the cross process : (

[comedycorpse]

Cool nice tutorial

[bittergourd21]

argg... im using photoshop cs2.. how come i cant find that effect in my curve box

[eggbertsmith]

And after all this time, and thousands of attempts, plug-ins, and recipes.....still nothing that comes close to the look of traditional photo-chemical cross-process. You'd think some company would at least get close.