Digital BW, The Print

> From: Stan Shire [mailto:stan@...]
>
> Conversion from RGB to Grayscale mode is probably the least effective
> (qualitywise) way to do this.
> A number of methods are much better and give significantly better
> control over tonal values.
> Many folks like the channel mixer. I've been using Convert To BW Pro
> from the Imaging Factory
> http://www.theimagingfactory.com/
>
> Russell Brown also has a very nice procedure on his website
> www.russellbrown.com
>
> and Fred Miranda has a nice converter.

The real point is that, whatever tool you use, there is no fixed setting
that works for all pictures. Different pictures need different conversions,
depending upon the colors of things, and what needs to be contrasted.
Sometimes, I even layer two different versions, and then hand-combine them.
For instance in:

http://www.pbase.com/image/28559264

I used a different conversion for the Joshua tree itself, to make its
"leaves" stand out.

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