Adapting grayscale images

Permanently deleted user

• 9. März 2022 18:17

Hi - I have a bunch of b/w scans in 16-bit grayscale that I would like to work on. They are already imported into a catalog.

I've tried converting a file from grayscale into RGB in Photoshop. 

BUT - once that is done the C1 catalog still says its read-only. Does this mean that I have to delete and then re-import each file? 

Or is there a way to tell C1 to revise the catalog to reflect the new color space?

Thanks!

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  Permanently deleted user

  • 9. März 2022 19:00

  Hi Frank,

  This is because C1 hasn't ingested your conversion yet. You could probably solve the issue by syncing your file/folder. The question is : how did you proceed to convert into RGB ? The best way is doing it through C1, i.e. using the command "edit with...". In that case, C1 will create a variant on which conversion should be done. If you just open your file in PS from C1 or from the folder, C1 won't realise you did the conversion.

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  Robert Gyori

  • 9. März 2022 19:36

  Hi Frank and to add my recent experience with importing B&W scans:

  First, I used an Epson v600 to scan (50+ year-old) 35mm B&W negatives and imported them directly into Capture One 22. By the way the Epson software allows scanning a 6 image film strip as individual files which takes more time but is worth the wait.

  As Robert described the imported images were read only but became adjustable after opening a variant with any one of my "edit with" applications such as Nik Silver Efex 3, Topaz DeNoise, etc. Since I planned to use these apps anyhow the process does not create a problem for me.

   

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  Abdul Smith

  • 12. April 2023 04:19
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  Thanks Robert and Robert - I too am running into this issue, and the edit with option (which i'm very familiar with for roundtrip edits using PS for images from my digital camera) is a problematic solution for me. My scanned film images are already 118mb in size at import (using an epson v850 and scanning at max resolution, 6400). If i use 'edit with', i have to basically duplicate every roll of film i import, which is a storage nightmare. 

  Would much rather C1 add some capability to edit grayscale images with there being more and more film shooters. I can easily import and edit grayscale images in LR, which i also have, but I'd much rather continue to use C1..unfortunately the current constraints on grayscale leave me on the outside of C1 for now. 

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