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RE: [Digital BW] Re: RGB Convert to Grayscale

2003-11-28 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Clayton Jones [mailto:cj@...]
>
> This sounds much like a method I use (I think it was posted here last
> year but I don't remember who - sorry I can't give proper credit):
>
> 1) Add Hue/Sat layer but don't change anything yet.
> 2) Add Chan/Mix layer and do the usual things with it.
> 3) Back to Hue/Sat layer: move the Hue slider to get the effect you
> want (can give red or yellow filter look, etc).
> 4) Flatten
> 5) Convert to grayscale mode

Yes, that works too. What I like about my method is that if I make Gray
Gamma 2.2 my default proof setup, all I have to do is hit Ctrl+Y to toggle
between viewing the image as B&W and viewing it as color--no need to create
any layers.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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