Digital BW, The Print

Desaturate will not generally give you the best results.  It simply 
takes the lowest value from all channels and uses that for a gray 
value.  If you don't want to think about what you are doing the 
convert to grayscale command will probably be better because (one 
would hope) that the software maker put at least some minimal thought 
into it.

...for that matter, if you don't want to think about what you are 
doing, you might as well just set your camera to "b&w effect".

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "antelobo" 
<antelobo@y...> wrote:
> Cara-
> 
> Pretty much all the photo editing software will convert color 
images 
> into B&W images for printing.  You want to look in your software 
for 
> the DESATURATE command to accomplish this.
> 
> good luck-
> 
> rob
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Cara Curreri" 
> <ctb1206@y...> wrote:
> > Alan,
> > I just downloaded a trial version of Ulead PhotoImpact.  Will 
this 
> do
> > the trick? 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> > <Alan.Huntley@c...> wrote:
> > > Hi Cara,
> > > 
> > > Yes, conversion of RGB images files to B&W can be done via many
> > techniques within some sort of imaging editing software. You only
> > mention that you don't have PS...what are you using?
> > > 
> > > Alan Huntley
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > From: "Cara Curreri" <ctb1206@y...>
> > > > Date: 2003/10/24 Fri AM 11:53:43 EDT
> > > > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [Digital BW] Dumb Question
> > > > 
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I am relatively new to digital photography and have a dumb 
> question. 
> > > > I would like to take a digital (color) image and print it as 
a 
> b & w.
> > > >  How is this accomplished?  I have a Fuji FinePix 3800, 3.2 
mg 
> pixels
> > > > camera. 
> > > > 
> > > > Is this accomplished thru software?  If so, what product?  I 
> don't
> > > > have adobe photoshop.  Is there something relatively cheap 
(s/w
> > > > package) that could be downloaded or shareware that 
> accomplishes this
> > > > easily?
> > > > 
> > > > P.S. I have a HP 7350 Photojet printer that I am very happy 
> with to
> > > > print these out on.  
> > > > 
> > > > Any and all advice appreciated!
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks in advance,
> > > > Cara
> > > > 
> > > > 
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