Digital BW, The Print

Mark,

LOL...I always look for the "Best B&W Effect" stamp on all my B&W film boxes.

Thanks for the chuckle! <GGG>

Alan Huntley

> 
> From: "Mark Hahn" <markhahn2000@...>
> Date: 2003/10/24 Fri PM 03:34:20 EDT
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Dumb Question
> 
> 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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