Photoshop uses the RGB values of 30, 59 and 11, to simulate a more accurate representation of grayscale. These are the magic numbers behind the Color and Luminosity modes. This episode introduces some important concepts about RGB to Grayscale conversion. I plan to follow soon with an episode that covers multiple techniques for converting files to Grayscale.

Photoshop Mechanics

Greg Apodaca

001 Grayscale And Luminosity 30-59-11

-1 MIN
Photoshop Mechanics

001 Grayscale And Luminosity 30-59-11

-1 MIN

Description

The relationship between Color and Luminosity modes.For Photoshop v6 to present.Photoshop uses the RGB values of 30, 59 and 11, to simulate a more accurate representation of grayscale. These are the magic numbers behind the Color and Luminosity modes. This episode introduces some important concepts about RGB to Grayscale conversion. I plan to follow soon with an episode that covers multiple techniques for converting files to Grayscale.