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RE: [Digital BW] converting to B&W in Capture One, or Convert BW Pro?

2004-01-18 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: edturlington [mailto:eturlington@...]
>
> I have been using ACR to convert raw to tiff, then using Convert to
> B&W Pro for B&W.
>
> I just got Capture One, and it has a setting for "CONVERT TO GENERIC
> GRAYSCALE" in the develop tab under color mgmt.
>
> I have 3 options:
> 1. Use C1 to convert to color tiff, then use Convert BW Pro, sharpen
> and print
> 2. Use C1 and convert to GENERIC GRAYSCALE from raw--make minor
> curves/contrast adjustment, sharpen and print.
> 3. Use C1 and convert to GENERIC GRAYSCALE from raw--then open the
> file in Convert BW Pro for more adjustments...
>
> I'm guessing number 1, but some of you already crossed this bridge??

Never crossed that bridge, but I presume the point of Convert BW Pro is that
it gives you some nicer knobs to twiddle when conversing from color. Only
option 1 preserves that.

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

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