On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 12:38:43 -0500, Mark Cassino wrote: > [...] converting color film to grayscale, aside from de-saturating [...] > [individual color channels] sometimes are more interesting than just > desaturating, and sort of simulate the effects of using a color filter > with B&W.
I've found that a better simulation is to switch from RGB to HLS mode, then save the L (Lightness) layer as the BW image. It seems better to me in the sense of more closely matching what I typically see in a BW print w.r.t. the grays that colors get "mapped" to. > monochrome print but usually with a blue or green tint. If I print in B&W > (not color ink) then there is a loss in fine detail. All in all, I have to > admit that traditional B&W prints do seem to do better. Every try doing it on a 600+ dpi laser printer? Probably couldn't do much better than a 150-line screen, that way, though. But there won't be a color cast! :-) TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
