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Re: [Digital BW] Question Regarding MIS VT-Ink/Roark Workflow

2001-08-24 by Todd Flashner

Desaturate is pretty limited. Apply a Channel Mix adjustment layer set to
"monochrome" while in RGB. It'll take the color out of your file using
whatever blend of your channels you choose, while staying in RGB mode.

Todd

> That's what I assumed would be done.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> Martin Wesley wrote:
> 
>> Paul,
>> 
>> Could you simply stay in RGB and desaturate the image before printing?
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark"
>> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>>> Jerry wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It doesn't matter WHEN you convert to rgb,
>>>> the file just has to in that format when you print it.
>>>> You don't have to convert it first to grayscale!

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