Digital BW, The Print

The discussion on plug-ins for grayscale conversion of RGB images is 
an interesting one. A couple of weeks ago, I shared in our 
GoodiesNEWS newsletter one of the workflows we use for converting to 
grayscale which Gary Rogers, of R9, first showed me a couple of 
months ago. It's fairly simple, but does a wonderful job in terms of 
preserving a good black while keeping smooth tonal gradations and no 
going flat.  We converted the workflow into a Photoshop Action which 
we are sharing FREE of charge. You can just go to: 
http://inkjetgoodies.com/main/psactions.htm to download it and 
install it. Please note that it is a free service to the community 
and we will not be supporting it beyond giving it away.

Essentially it does the following:

Step 1. Create New Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer with the 
following properties:
Mode: Saturation
Hue: -180
Saturation: -100
Lightness: +100

Step 2. Convert LAB Color. Choose the Flatten Option if given.

Step 3. Open the Channels Window and delete Channels 'A' and 'B'

Step 4. Convert to Grayscale.

There are literally dozens of ways to convert an image. Many are 
very good. This is the one that has given us the best consistent 
results day in and out. And it didn't cost a thing!

On a side note, Septone is now shipping!

Good Luck

Gregory Schern
InkjetGoodies.com
Moab Paper Co.

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