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Black&White images

BobT
I use C1Le.

My latest camera is a Canon XT. It has a custom function that lets you shoot in black and white (B&W). RAW images thumbnails shot in B&W appear in Canon's Zoombrowser as B&W.

When i use C1 to edit these images, they appear in full color. I can look at them in B&W by using the Greyscale tab. When I process them as jpegs, they appear in color in Elements 3.

How can I process them through C1 LE as B&W images?
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  • Anonymous
    BobT,

    It seems this function coordinates with the Canon software exclusively.
    No need to use this custom function if you'll use Capture One to process your RAW images.

    There are 2 ways to convert a color RAW file to a grayscale image upon processing.

    At the Process Tab > at Color Management Workflow > pulldown the choices and see Convert to generic grayscale

    If grayscale images are a major part of your work, you may also establish grayscale as the Destination profile under:
    Workflow > Show color management settings > Output destination ( Working Space )
    There you will see 2 choices of Phase One Gray Profile 1.8 and Phase One Gray Profile 2.2

    Sincerely,

    k c
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  • BobT
    Keith-

    I am a relative newbie to using B&W images with my XT.

    It would seem to me that you are suggesting not to use the B&W function of the camera. This would leave me viewing color images on my camera's LCD.

    I would then process them in C1, and at the end of this process- convert them to C1's generic greyscale.

    Do you think this is the same as far as results as using Canon's approach to this?
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  • Anonymous
    BobT,

    This is acutally for You to decide.
    The feature is comes from the 20D. This in-camera Black and White feature allows you to choose from 5 B&W filters and toning effect and also contrast and sharpness. All the same tools are available in Capture One.
    I'm sure that Canon has done a good job of making this camera feature work well with their software.
    However, just as Capture One's algorithms do a much more sophisticated job than Canon software of converting RAW files for a better resulting image, it is very likely that processing a B&W image in Capture One will do a more sophisticated job as well. The processing creates the grayscale image and your done.

    The result you're after depends on what you will do with the image. If printing a large dimension, then Capture One will likely do a better job.
    I suggest you test and determine for yourself what image results you like best. Afterall, this is what is important.

    Sincerely,

    k c
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  • Mitch1
    BobT, download the generic B&W profile from Digital Outback and try their B&W workflow for Capture One. It is very powerful and the results are outstanding:

    http://www.outbackphoto.com/artofraw/raw_08/essay.html
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