Digital BW, The Print

Anyone else not able to download the file? I tried in OSX Safari, 
Netscape, and IE. Can someone who has successfully downloaded it please 
post it in the files section of this e-group or e-mail it to me 
directly.
Thanks,
Mark
On Thursday, August 28, 2003, at 04:49 PM, Gregory Schern wrote:

> 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.
>
> info@...
>
> Printed on Entrada Fine Art yet? What are you waiting for, it's
> awesome!
>
>
>
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