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Author How to change a picture from colour to b&w?
Robbo
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18th Apr 10 at 11:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I want to change a picture from colour to black and white without losing any of the detail or clarity etc etc. what software can i use (preferably free!) ? Im stuck for ideas
Doug
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18th Apr 10 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Send it over to me.

U2U me your MSN address.
Doug
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18th Apr 10 at 12:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm popping out now. But U2U me and I will sort it for you this evening.
Robbo
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18th Apr 10 at 14:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers lad

someone pointed me to picasa so job done
Matt L
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19th Apr 10 at 08:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Word/publisher can do it too iirc not sure about quality of it though.
Cavey
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19th Apr 10 at 10:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the windows picture viewer can change them to b&w as well. I use it for edting most photos tbh, really simple, but does the job
Robbo
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19th Apr 10 at 11:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah i tried both but the clarity wasnt great
andy1868
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19th Apr 10 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i normally just desaturate mine in photoshop, not sure if its the best way but certainly does the job, judge for yourself on the clarity
Neo
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19th Apr 10 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Lightroom is best tbh, B&W Preset then edit levels to control detail and contrast
Jenko_Sport
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23rd Apr 10 at 08:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
B&w adjustment layer in photoshop ftw!
Scotty_B
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23rd Apr 10 at 12:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
i normally just desaturate mine in photoshop, not sure if its the best way but certainly does the job, judge for yourself on the clarity



desaturate leaves the image very flat. Try tweaking the colour channels:
Gaz
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24th Apr 10 at 13:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
andy1868
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25th Apr 10 at 08:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one I'll keep that in mind for next time

 
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