Digital BW, The Print

Agreed!!! My (our) beloved Tri-X. Hopefully, it will be around for many more
years despite Father Kodak's current financial issues.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Hahn" <markhahn2000@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Dumb Question


> All it has to say is Tri-X ;)
>
> mark
>
> PS  Of course the orignial post was from a digital user.
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> <Alan.Huntley@c...> wrote:
> > 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@y...>
> > > 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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