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Graeme Faley
Jul 15, 2003
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This is likely really basic, but I can’t seem to figure it out (also tried searching but its a difficult one to state in a search line).

I have a coloured image….and then I de-select the "R" and "G" channel to create a chrome (or more grey) image of the original.
I would like to save this image but whenever I do, I get the original with all the colour added in.

How do I save it with just the "B"lue channel (so that the final image is grey)??? ( converted the image to greyscale but the result wasn’t as pleasing)

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

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Mike Russell
Jul 16, 2003
Graeme Faley wrote:
This is likely really basic, but I can’t seem to figure it out (also tried searching but its a difficult one to state in a search line).
I have a coloured image….and then I de-select the "R" and "G" channel to create a chrome (or more grey) image of the original. I would like to save this image but whenever I do, I get the original with all the colour added in.

How do I save it with just the "B"lue channel (so that the final image is grey)??? ( converted the image to greyscale but the result wasn’t as pleasing)

Copy the blue channel, create a new document, specifying Grayscale for the type, and then paste.



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nomail
Jul 16, 2003
Graeme Faley wrote:

This is likely really basic, but I can’t seem to figure it out (also tried searching but its a difficult one to state in a search line).
I have a coloured image….and then I de-select the "R" and "G" channel to create a chrome (or more grey) image of the original.
I would like to save this image but whenever I do, I get the original with all the colour added in.

How do I save it with just the "B"lue channel (so that the final image is grey)??? ( converted the image to greyscale but the result wasn’t as pleasing)

Any help is greatly appreciated.

A little known, but useful feature is "Split Channels", which can be found in the pop up menu of the channels pallette. Choose this and your image will be split into three greyscale images, of one channel each. Throw away the two you don’t want.


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myJanee
Jul 17, 2003
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This is likely really basic, but I can’t seem to figure it out (also tried searching but its a difficult one to state in a search line).
I have a coloured image….and then I de-select the "R" and "G" channel to create a chrome (or more grey) image of the original.
I would like to save this image but whenever I do, I get the original with all the colour added in.

How do I save it with just the "B"lue channel (so that the final image is grey)??? ( converted the image to greyscale but the result wasn’t as pleasing)

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

Another thing you may want to try is to make a Channel Mixer Adjustment Layer. (Click the Create a New Adjustment Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette and choose Channel Mixer.) Tick the Monochrome box and then go a little crazy with the sliders. Maximum flexibility in making a grayscale.
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