Hi Doug ... It's easier for me to show you than it is for me to explain it:
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/gallery/index.html The pics should be self explanatory. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 12:15:05 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > It's terrible. Desaturating an image is the WORST way to make a B&W > > conversion. > > How does desaturating the image compare to converting to CIE*Lab format > and taking only the Luminance channel?

