Mark Harden's Artchive: Juxtapositions 1

Instructions for converting images to black and white using popular graphics programs:

Adobe Photoshop 4.0

Select "Image", "Adjust", "Desaturate", or use the shortcut keys "Shft+Ctrl+U" ("Shft+Cmd+U" for the Mac)

Press F5-Key (brings up the "special effects" menu), then select "03-01" (="Convert to Greyscale")

Select "Options", "Display", "Greyscale" from the menu

Select "Retouch" and then "GrayScale!" from the menu

Select "Colors", "Grey Scale"

Select "Image", "Convert to" from the menu, then "256 Gray" (or: "16 Gray") from the choice box

Select "Image" and then "Color Reduction" from the menu, select "Custom Grey" from the choice box

(thanks to Walter Michael Sumper for info on programs other than Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro)