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greyscale image in photoshop

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I am used to paintshoppe pro instead of photoshop. So I need to relearn how to do everything.

Can anyone tell me how to make an image grayscale?
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You should be able to find a "saturation" level somewhere, that would do the trick.

If you want really sexy b&w photos, there's a trick involving combining a saturation adjustment layer with a hue adjustment layer. Search up "post-processing B&W" on Google for a tutorial.
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Or in the top menu bar.


Image -> Mode -> Greyscale
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loosing the saturation is ctrl + u, but I recommend changing modes as this isn't permenant, neither is the saturation method if you create a backup.

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Post by pickle »

Are you using CS2 or CS3? CS3 has a very nice new feature called 'Black & White'. Use it if at all possible.

If you have CS2, the most common way is to attach 2 adjustment layers to your image. The first being a Hue/Saturation layer like everyone has suggested. The second layer is a 'Levels' layer which will allow you to more finely tune the contrast & brightness of certain shades. The Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer in CS2 isn't very good - use the 'Levels' instead.
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That's it, I couldn't remember the second adjustment layer. pickle FTW!

I use Lightroom (which seems excellent), but only on RAW files. Not sure where the performance edge comes from, the file or the app.
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I'm surprised you use lightroom Kieran, It seemed pointless to me if you actually have a version of photoshop. I thought it was a great product for photographers who can't splurge on PS. It just didn't seem to offer anything more than Bridge and PS could offer for the $299

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Lightroom is a really nice interface for post-processing, I recommend at least trying it! While it doesn't do anything that can't be done in Photoshop, the interface really does speed up my workflow. The "pick/unpick" interface is really great for sorting a shoot.

It's not without it's quirks, however, and I can only hope 2 addresses them.

Oh, and I HATE bridge, almost as much as I hate version cue.
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Re: greyscale image in photoshop

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xarzu wrote:I am used to paintshoppe pro instead of photoshop. So I need to relearn how to do everything.

Can anyone tell me how to make an image grayscale?
Are you not using PS to save $$$$$$$$$$$$ It really is the best if you can afford it.
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:idea: yes to edit colored picture to gray scale, look for hue and (- +) saturation settings. It can help edit color for the selected photo.
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I think he solved it in the 1,5 years passed :)
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papa wrote:I think he solved it in the 1,5 years passed :)
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Very interesting info because I am newbie with Photoshop get used to use other graphics editors....
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