Robbo
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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
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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Send it over to me.
U2U me your MSN address.
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Doug
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I'm popping out now. But U2U me and I will sort it for you this evening.
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Robbo
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cheers lad
someone pointed me to picasa so job done
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Matt L
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Word/publisher can do it too iirc not sure about quality of it though.
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Cavey
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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
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Robbo
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yeah i tried both but the clarity wasnt great
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andy1868
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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
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Neo
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Lightroom is best tbh, B&W Preset then edit levels to control detail and contrast
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Jenko_Sport
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B&w adjustment layer in photoshop ftw!
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Scotty_B
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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:
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Gaz
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andy1868
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Nice one I'll keep that in mind for next time
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