Digital BW, The Print

Hi Dion,

There are two basic ways to convert from rgb to b&w in
photoshop.

1) Mode>ConvertToGreyscale -- simple but no control.

2) Layer>NewAdjustmentLayer>ChannelMixer
Adjust sliders to get the look you want then click ok.

Do what other levels/curves adjustment to the image as
desired.

Sharpen as needed.

Convert to QTRLab and then save as tif

There are probably many fancy approaches and products
to buy but this gets you there.

Good luck!

Guy
--- Djon <westsidemaurice@...> wrote:

> 
> I'm confused by all the advice. Simple minded.
> 
> What's your best, most straightforward workflow from
> .psd and .jpg color
> to a b&w image (soft proof?) that can be manipulated
> reasonably
> predictably before being filed as tiff and
> opened/printed via QTRgui?
> 
> I'm looking for easy answers. I'm currently fairly
> successful simply
> previsualizing (remember that?) how color tiffs will
> work in b&W, but
> I'd rather see the image in advance. Lazy I guess. 
> 
> I'm not looking for a monitor depiction of b&w
> tone-color (cold, sepia
> etc), just reasonably visually accurate b&w, as with
> my b&w original
> negs. 
> 
> Currently QTRgui does fine with scans of original
> B&W film...
> predictable results, adjustments easily seen in my
> monitor before
> loading to QTR. 
> 
> 
> 
> 


		
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