Uber Basics Action Set

Over 60 actions and 20 recipes made from the Uber Basics Action Set.

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Basics Image Adjustments – 20 Actions

Blue Boost– increases blue in image
Blue Out – removes blue from the image
Brighten – slightly lightens all tones in the image and adds a bit of contrast
Color Boost – increases the overall color saturation
Contrast Boost – deepens shadows and brightens highlights
Darken Minus 1/2 – darkens the image similar to 1/2 stop of underexposure
Darken Shadows – darkens the shadow tones slightly
Green Boost – increases the intensity/saturation of green
Green Out – removes green, can be useful for removing green from skin when used with a layer mask
Haze Away Low – removes the fog or haze inherent in most digital images and slightly increases the contrast
Lighten Midtones – lightens the mid tones of the image retaining shadows and highlights
Lighten Plus 1/2 – lightens the image similar to plus 1/2 stop of exposure
Lighten Shadows - lighten the shadows slightly
Lighten Upper Tones – lighten just the upper tones
Magenta Out – removes magenta
Red Out – removes red from the image
Sharpen Low – uses Unsharp Mask to sharpen the image slightly
Shadow Adjuster – allows user to adjust the shadow density
Yellow Out – removes yellow
Whiten – great for removing yellow/reddish cast from teeth and eyes

Basics B&W Conversions – 5 Actions

B&W Channel Mixer – creates black and white tones using a Channel Mixer Adjustment layer
B&W Desaturate – simply desaturates the colors in the image
B&W Gradient Map – apples a black and white gradient to the image, rich contrast
High Contrast – creates a very high contrast black and white image
Red Channel – creates soft almost glowing skin tones, eyes can go very dark, reds become light gray tones and blue tones turn dark gray

Basics B&W Tones – 10 Actions

Basics Color Tones – 10 Actions

Blue Tint – adds a blue tint to the image
Color Boost – increases the color saturation
Cross Process Blue Yellow – creates a contrasty image with yellow and blue tones
Fade Away – fades the image
Green Boost – brightens and increases the saturation of greens
Gritty Neuvo 1 – creates a sharp gritty look
Magenat Tint – adds a magenta cast
Pastel H&S – removes most of the color using a Hue & Saturation adjustment layer
Rose Tint – adds a warm rose tint
Yellow Tint - adds a strong yellow tint to the image

Basics Edges – 11 Actions

Create History Snapshot – creates a History Snapshot that can be used to revert the image back to a prior state
Border Black Narrow – adds a narrow black border to the image
Border Black Medium – adds a medium black border to the image
Border White Narrow – adds a narrow white border to the image
Border White Medium - adds a medium white border to the image
Edge Black Dirty – creates a rough black edge
Edge Black Spattered – creates a rough spattered black edge
Edge Black Uneven – creates an uneven black edge
Edge White Deckled – creates a light deckled splotchy edge
Vignette Darken Medium – creates a soft dark vignette inside the image edges by darkening all the colors
Vignette Lighten Medium – creates a soft light vignette inside the image edges by lightening all the colors

Basics Grain – 3 Actions

Clumpy Grain – adds a clumpy grain to the image
Film Grain PS Medium – uses the Photoshop grain filter to add a medium size grain
Grain Large – adds large grain pattern to the image

Basics Softening – 3 Actions

Shadow Glow Low- softens the image overall and adds contrast especially to the darker tones
Skin Soften – softens the skin tones
Soft High Pass – uses the High Pass filter to soften the image

Basics Recipes - 20 recipes created from Uber Basic Actions

Bad Romance – creates a drak grainy image
Bright Daze – really brightens the image and adds a warm cast
Faded Yellow Photo – reduces the color and adds a blue cast to the image
Flaxen Straw – creates a very warm image
Grainy B&W – creates a dark black and white with grain
Gritty Black & White – results in a very sharp black and white image
Knockout – darkens the image edges and brightens the center
Sexy Chick – gives the image warm soft tones
Snappy – adds contrast and brightens the image to give it a pop
Soft Light – softens the overall image and adds a skin softener
Soft Moody Blues – creates a blue tones black and white with rich darks and soft highlights
Soft Sepia – creates a soft sepia tones image
Startstruck – creates a grainy bright warm image
Supersharp – gives the image a super sharp gritty look
Vanilla Twilight – creates a pastel contrasty image
Warm & Bright Black & White – creates a soft bright warm balck and white image
Warm & Cool Black & White – creates a black and white image with warm highlights and cool shadows
Warm & Green – creates warm upper tones and increases green saturation
Warm Pastel – creates a warm pastel image
Warm Romance B&W – creates a very soft Sepia tones black and white image