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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Convert to Grayscale vs Channel Mixer

2006-02-06 by Alan Kearney

Doug, I'm no expert but I think it does matter and that there is more  
image information left in an RGB image than a Gray Scale. That's how  
it was explained to me in a community college Photoshop class and  
that how I've been doing it, with great results.

Alan

On Feb 5, 2006, at 10:41 AM, Doug Walker wrote:

> Thanks Alan.
>
> I guess my pondering came upon seeing in Uwe Steinmueller review of
> Roy Harrington's QuadTone RIP where the steps which included a
> Greyscale image in Print with Preview with a source Grayscale 2.2,
> not an RGB.
>
> So it does not matter?  RGB or Grayscale?  Is one better than tother?
>
> Doug Walker, FP
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> On Feb 5, 2006, at 9:51 AM, Alan Kearney wrote:
>
> > I print RGB's straight to my Epson 4000 with QuadtoneRIP and they
> > look great!
> >
> > Alan
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