How do I convert color to black & white or grayscale in InDesign CS3?

I'm working with a number of publications which require some advertisements to be in grayscale or black and white. Short of changing all of my pictures to grayscale before I import, is there a way to manipulate the color within InDesign? And some of the images I am importing are PDFs, which are even harder to manipulate--is there a way to do this in InDesign at all?
Thanks!

>You can produce a grayscale PDF by printing to a Postscript file,
choosing Output > Color > Composite gray, and Distilling the PS file
(assuming you have the full version of Acrobat).
If you have a full version of Acrobat you can do that in one step by choosing AdobePDF as the printer. :)

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Post Author: elsyvaldez
CA Forum: General
How can I programatically print in color or black & white? I am programming in Visual Basic 6.0 using the Crystal Reports 8.5 Active X Designer Runtime Report object (CRAXDRT.dll). Our users want the option to print either in color or black & white to a color printer. I am trying to print many separate reports (for a large group of accounts) in one click of the VB6 "Print" command button without having to display the Printer Setup dialog box for each separate report. The Report object in CRAXDRT has a method to display the printer setup dialog box but has no property to change "Color" mode (similar to the "PaperOrientation" or "PrinterDuplex" properties). Is there a way that our users can bring up the Printer Setup dialog box just once, choose color mode, and then make this choice effective for all separate reports printed using CRAXDRT?

Hi Sastry
I can print multiple pages from notepad without any issues. It is only the print from the crystal OCX control that has the issue. It has it's own print dialog box.
Thanks
Peter

How do I make color headings black, but color graphics graphics grayscale in my PDFs?

My documents have blue headings and color graphics. I leave all the colors in my web PDFs, but for press I need black headings and grayscale graphics. The Convert Colors function in Acrobat gives me grayscale on both. To get black headings for press I've been printing a second PDF from FrameMaker with Spot Color as Black/White, then doing Convert Colors in Acrobat to get grayscale graphics. This means I must make two PDFs from FrameMaker: one for web and one for press.
Is there any way in Acrobat 11 to convert my blue headings to black, while converting graphics to grayscale?

>You can produce a grayscale PDF by printing to a Postscript file,
choosing Output > Color > Composite gray, and Distilling the PS file
(assuming you have the full version of Acrobat).
If you have a full version of Acrobat you can do that in one step by choosing AdobePDF as the printer. :)

How can I convert RGB Color to Black-White Color?

Dear everyone!
I am using Photoshop CS5. I have got a file from my customer which is done as RGB and the resolution is 300dpi. There are black texts and color images in the file. I wish to print Black-White Process Film (1 black color), but I don't know how to solve it. I started converting my file to Grayscale and then the black texts are not black enough because it becomes lighter. When I go to Level and adjust the color, both the image and texts becomes darker. What must I do to make only texts blacker without effecting the image?
Please find the attached file for the reference.
For more information, please let me know.
My Best Regards,
LUCK

luck_lesson wrote:
...I have got a file from my customer which is done as RGB and the resolution is 300dpi. ..
What file format was supplied to you? Was it truly RGB @ 300ppi or did you rasterize a PDF?
300ppi is lousy for text. You might converse with your customer to instruct them on the ideal way to supply a file to you.

How do I convert color image to color vector?

Hi,
Im fairly new/not very well versed in Illustrator, I was wondering if you guys could help me with instructions or tips how to convert old alphabet art to color and actualy converting color images like drawings to vector . Ive tried image trace but it turns the image black and white and with really rough strokes.
Thank you!

Is this art in the Public Domain? Or, do you have the copyright owner's permission to use it in your work? If the answer to both of these questions is no, then you should not be using it.
That being said, I got good results with image trace (using the High Fidelity Photo preset) even on the low-res image you attached here. You just have to adjust the preferences after you do the trace.

How can I apply color to black and make it accurate?

Hello,
I have an illustration that is black, white, and shades of gray. I want to apply a color to the black, and have all the grays become tints of that color. I have tried different blending modes and I have tried monotones, but I don't think either of these techniques are working. When I go back to check the color, it's a different color, and it prints looking different than the color I had selected.
Do you know how I can make this happen?

May I suggest: Layer - New Adjustment Layer - Black & White, then use the Tint facility.
Personally, I often find it more handy (and providing more control) to use a Curves adjustment layer above all the others. Grab the curves of individual color channels and pull them this way and that to alter the color of what's underneath. It's not hard to keep whites white, blacks black, and give the stuff in between believable coloration.
-Noel

Adding Color to Black & White Photo

I have PE 9 and I know how to change a photo from Color to Black and White. I am having trouble adding color back to the photo...Could someone please help me selectively add color to my now black and white photo.
Thanks in advance.

That's the easiest.
Open your full colour image.
Choose the Smart Brush tool I showed in my previous post.
On the Options bar for the tool,
hit the dropdown arrow (1).
Hit the effects dropdown box and choose "Black and White" (2).
Select "Grayscale" (3).
Set your brush to a small size.
Paint over the areas you want to be in Black & White. The brush automatically selects entire areas as you paint.
If it goes too far, set the brush to "minus"
and paint over the excess area to return it to the original colour.
The automatic selection kind of "learns" what you want, so by going back and forth between "plus" and "minus", you'll ultimately get what you want.
Ken
Message was edited by: photodrawken to correct typo.

Mixing Color and Black & White

Does anyone know how to produce a monchrome photo with a little bit of color in it.
i.e. A picture of a bride at a wedding holding a bouquet of roses. I want the whole picture monchrome with just the roses being colored red.
Please point me in the right direction
Regards,
Mark McKnight
http://www.digital-photography-tricks.com

That's a great idea and with the right photo it can give a really good effect. Use adjustment layers just like silkrooster is saying. Here's a tutorial of using the adjustment layers (black & white effect). You should get your answer there.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/photoshop-for-video/black-white-adjustment-layers

Does anyone know how to print from color to black on Acrobat x pro

The version doesnt seem to have the print in black option
it does have print in grayscale but it doesnt do anything to my doc.

Run a Preflight profile to convert the color PDF to a B/W version:
Open the Print Production panel (you'll need to go to the top right corner of the Tools, and from the Options menu turn on Print Production). Click on the Preflight tool. Choose the Select Single Fixups button at the top of the tool. Select Convert Color to B/W.

How can I Copy/Paste a Black & White Photo into a Layer Mask

I have a landscape picture.
Then I will copy it into another layer and convert it to black and white. I will make some changes to the B&W photo
Then I want this B&W photo to be the layer mask of a "Layer-Multiply" of the original ...
I tried copy and paste as it is, but it doesn´t works
Please help me with the steps or what I am doing wrong.
Regards
Roberto

You can paint not only a black and white photo, but also a coloured one.
Once you have copied the photo (Ctrl A and Ctrl C), before trying to paste, be sure that the layer mask is active, Alt click in the layer palette in the mask icon on the right : you get a white screen and the mask icon is shown selected. Only then can you paste into the mask (Ctrl V). To exit the mask view, Alt click again or click in the layer icon on the left.
When you paste a coloured pictures it is automatically converted to grayscale.

How to keyframe from colour to black & white

I am trying to do a video from present then moved to the past. So I am starting a clip from colour, then slowly it turns into black & white.
I have 2 questions:
1) How do I keyframe the above effects ?
2) Instead of using the Sepia effect, is there other effects to make the video black & white ?
Thanks

Tom Wolsky wrote:
Use the desaturate filter. Open the clip with the filter applied into the viewer and in the Filters tab keyframe the values from to go from 0 up to 100 to be fully black and white.
Thanks Tom, it works !!

How can I find the total word count in my entire Indesign CS3 document?

I have a book that consists of 10 different files and many many different text boxes. I need to find out what the total word count is for the entire book. Is there a simple way to do this, or do I have to copy and paste all the text from InD into a word file to get the number? Your help is much appreciated.

This AppleScript will get the total word counts of a folder of ID files—it shouldn't be too hard to convert to JavaScript if you are not using OSX:
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activate
set myFolder to choose folder with prompt "Select the folder containing the files to count"
set myFiles to every file of folder myFolder whose file type is "IDd5"
end tell
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set wordcounts to {}
set total to 0
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repeat with i from 1 to totalstories
set total to total + (item i of wordcounts)
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close
end tell
end repeat
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tell every story
set wordcounts to wordcounts & (count every word)
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set totalstories to count every item of wordcounts
repeat with i from 1 to totalstories
set total to total + (item i of wordcounts)
end repeat
display dialog "Total words in all " & totalstories & " stories: " & total
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Convert image from color to black&white

Hi,
I'd like to transform a colored picture (from a gif or jpeg file for
exemple) in a Black and White image (wbmp format). I use a
ColorConvertOp to do that, but I don't know how to param it to have a nice
conversion, not a pixel level conversion. Here is the code I used:
BufferedImage bi4 = new BufferedImage(bi3.getWidth(), bi3.getHeight(),
BufferedImage.TYPE_BYTE_BINARY);
ColorConvertOp cco2 = new
ColorConvertOp(ColorSpace.getInstance(ColorSpace.CS_GRAY), null);
cco2.filter(bi3, bi4);
Where bi3 is my original BufferedImage.
Do you know where I can find more information on this conversion, because in
the help I don't understand everything (I have no knowledge on picture
conversion)?
Thanks for all
Vincent

Try this example
regards
Stas
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.io.*;
public class Test {
JScrollPane scroll;
JEditorPane edit=new JEditorPane();
public Test() throws Exception {
JFrame frame=new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
BufferedImage sourceImage=new BufferedImage(100,100,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
Graphics g=sourceImage.getGraphics();
g.setColor(Color.red);
g.fillRect(0,0,100,100);
g.setColor(Color.blue);
g.fillRect(10,10,80,80);
g.setColor(Color.yellow);
g.fillRect(20,20,60,60);
g.setColor(Color.white);
g.drawString("test",5,15);
frame.getContentPane().add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(sourceImage)));
BufferedImage grayImage=new BufferedImage(100,100,BufferedImage.TYPE_BYTE_GRAY);
grayImage.getGraphics().drawImage(sourceImage,0,0,null);
frame.getContentPane().add(new JLabel(new ImageIcon(grayImage)),BorderLayout.SOUTH);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.show();
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
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How can i convert a picture to white on black mode and save the picture in that mode?

I have a background picture that i use for my iphone ( http://smileys-4-eva.deviantart.com/art/Free-texture-Paint-splatter-186579258 ) (this is the image.) and when i got to the accessibility in the general settigns and turn on White on Black the image changes and i really like what it looks like and i want to save this image so i can set it as my iphone background. i thought of taking a photo of the screen of my iphone but then when i turn white on black mode off the picture goes back to normal.
If anyone could change this picture for me or tell me how that ould be amazing.
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iPhoto or some other Image Editing software.

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