I know this is a dumb question, but can anyone point me to a good way of doing this? I have been searching the internet desperately to no avail! Thank you in advance!
#1
What kind of images? What format?
Bitmap can mean two things: The "normal" meaning is an image composed of pixels, no vectors. But in Photoshop Bitmap Mode refers to one bit per channel, a stark black and white with no gray tones.
#2
image > mode > grayscale.
Image > mode > bitmap
#3
I am basically taking a photoshop file - and wanting to create a bitmap composed of pixels. (So I can import it into InDesign for example and be able to apply different color swatches to it easily).
I do see the "bitmap" option in Image > Mode. But it won't let me select it?
Thanks for the replies!
#4
As Buko said, go to grayscale first. But you will get a black and white image. I suspect that is what you are after.
See my first post. If it's the "normal" kind of bitmap (raster) image, just flatten and Save as tiff, jpeg or whatever.
#5
By the way, you can apply swatches to grayscale images in InDesign
only if they don't contain transparency
#6
You can if it's a transparent tiff.
#7
YES thank you! Helped out lots!
You can make transparent tiffs? How? I usually save as PNG-24 (for Illustrator) or PSD (for InDesign) if I need to preserve a transparent background?
#8
Tiffs have had a transparent option since 6, I believe...or maybe it was 5.5. Just take your graphic with transparency and Save As Tiff. There's a Save Transparency check box in the Tiff Options dialog when you Save.
#9
You can not colorize a grayscale image with transparency in ID. I don't care how you save it.
#10
Buko,
I just did it with a transparent tiff. Honest.
#11
Hmmmm...
Even though it's transparent in Photoshop the Transparency disappears in InDesign.
#12
I told you.
To colorize a grayscale image in ID it can not contain transparency, whether its saved as a TIF or PSD.
#13