{"id":266,"date":"2008-12-23T04:44:30","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T09:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=266"},"modified":"2008-12-23T04:44:30","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T09:44:30","slug":"many-ways-to-convert-color-to-black-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/266\/many-ways-to-convert-color-to-black-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Ways to Convert Color to Black &amp; White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/14ways.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\nThere are over 14 ways to convert color to black and white.<br \/>\n1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raw Conversion<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Convert to Grayscale<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Convert to Lab then convert to Grayscale keeping the L channel<br \/>\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Desaturate<br \/>\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Channel Mixer<br \/>\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Black &amp; White Adjustment Layer<br \/>\n7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dual Adjustment Layers - Dual Hue \/ Saturation<br \/>\n8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dual Adjustment Layers - Hue \/ Saturation with Selective Color<br \/>\n9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dual Adjustment Layers - Hue \/ Saturation with Channel Mixer<br \/>\n10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Triple Adjustment Layers - 3 Channel Mixers<br \/>\n11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gradient Map<br \/>\n12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calculations<br \/>\n13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Apply Image<br \/>\n14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Channels as Layers<br \/>\nSome of these methods aren't optimal. Some are equal. Some are superior.<br \/>\nWhich should you use?<br \/>\nIt depends on the image.<br \/>\nSometimes a simple solution will do just as well as a complex one.<br \/>\nSometimes you need the power of a more complex solution.<br \/>\nHere are my four favorites, ascending from simple to complex.<\/p>\n<br><script src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js\"><\/script><form method=\"post\" id=\"los-pp-form\"><table cellpadding=\"7\" style=\"background-color:#eee;border:1px solid #C0C0C0\"><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Insights Members can login to read the full article.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Email:<\/td><td> <input name=\"los_pp_email\" type=\"text\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><button class=\"g-recaptcha\" type=\"submit\" data-sitekey=\"6LecTYkqAAAAAHJvkyBxFs7D81oS4wjaoHknShEt\" data-callback=\"onSubmit\">Login<\/button> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/get-news\/\">Sign up<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/form><script> function onSubmit(token) { document.getElementById(\"los-pp-form\").submit(); 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