Best way to reduce colors in Photoshop or another software?

Hello,





I need to reduce colors from photos to like 40-60 for a project. It is very important though that the quality of the picture stays as good as possible.





Are there more effective ways to do this beside choosing Indexed Colors in Photoshop?





Using some Blur or other filters before reducing colors?





Is there any other software which is better fit for this job?





Any tricks are very appreciated!

Best way to reduce colors in Photoshop or another software?
Hi. I read some books and do not remember there is another way. But when saving as GIF files, remeber to check "Preserve Exact Colors".


You can also go to File%26gt;Save for Web%26gt; then select in flyout menu on right (small triangle) - Select All Web Safe Colors, and eventually choose colors. If there are noise problems, try checking Diffusion, instead of No Dither on the left side, above the color palette.


When You select 32 colors in po-up at right, eventually add also Restrictive (Web) instead of Perceptual 1 pop-up window above previous.


All I talk here is about CS2 - I did not have earlier versions.


I cannot help You more. Sorry


Ciao
Reply:lower the saturation.


go to image----adjustments----hue/saturation
Reply:In Photoshop I go to "Hue/Saturation" under image-adjustments and lower the saturation level. Hope that helps.
Reply:If you want to reduce the overall color in an image in Photoshop, find the saturation slider. I can't remember what menu it is under.


Search saturation in Help. First make a copy of your image, so you always have the original to go back to if you want.
Reply:I use image adjust contrast to brightness, level, color balance, even selective color





But most of the time I use color balance so can adjust the midtones, shadow and highlights, then maybe a little of contrast/brightness
Reply:1. Open image in Photoshop


2. Press CNT+U and change color depth, save it


3. Than press CNT+L and improve brightness (best options is to click on AUTO)


..........you are done !! Goodluck
Reply:instead of going to image %26gt; adjustments %26gt; hue/saturation,


you can still achieve the same effect by going to Layer %26gt; New Adjustment Layer %26gt; Hue/Saturation (and then press ok to the popup menu).


by creating a new adjustment layer, your original image is untouched. it creates a new layer that makes it have whatever effect you're putting on it, which means it can also be adjusted. by going through image%26gt;adjustments%26gt;hue/saturation, when you change some stuff around and press "ok", you changed the original image, so you can't go back and make it 20% more saturated. you'll just be adding on to it. while making a new adjustment layer can be edited any time.


also, if you notice in the "hue/saturation" panel, at the very top, it says "Edit: Master". you can click the scroll down arrow and it will show an array of colors. choose one and play around with it and see if you like it. try fiddling around with each color individually instead of just changing the entire "master" and you will get a different result =)


have fun!