RGB to Gray action

[metromike]

I'm building an action from scratch trying to get better at it.
I do not see a specific action to convert an image from RGB to Gray or RGB to CMYK.


Mike

[Tracy]

I think it is in Global changes and Actions, It's convert to color space
If you make a good one converting to Grey I would be interested.
I don't have any luck converting to grey It's always manually for me for images.
for line work it's ok

[DCurry]

Metromike - the basic steps to do this with an action are Select All, Select Images, Convert Color.

Tracy, if you are getting bad conversions you may need to tinker with your color management settings first. If you leave CM in Pitstop off, you'll get solid blacks in your images which is not usually desirable. You can even build the CM change into the action and then have it set back to your normal settings.

[Tracy]

yeah when I convert to K in pitstop I have to do a curve which I have an action for, but so annoying, 
it's not one size fits all.

When I have a minute I will try the CM, I like that it can go back to the turned off setting.
I tend to be a bit afraid of color management
I need a bit of hand holding 

Joooeee! 

[Joe]

yeah when I convert to K in pitstop I have to do a curve which I have an action for, but so annoying,
it's not one size fits all.

When I have a minute I will try the CM, I like that it can go back to the turned off setting.
I tend to be a bit afraid of color management
I need a bit of hand holding 

Joooeee! 

[make action]Create the action to change the CM to the profile you want. Convert to gray. Apply the curve. Change the CM back to what you want to keep it on. [/end action]

One click fix.

The problem being that not all images are the same. They are like snowflakes. Each one is unique.

[DCurry]

Here are my settings. Typically I leave it turned off and let Prinergy do my conversions, but if I don't like what it does or need to pre-convert for any reason I'll load these settings. Very easy to do with a preset, and as Joe mentions it can be included in actions to turn it on and then back off.

[Tracy]

Where is that window? I have seen it before but can't find it
Thanks very helpful

[Joe]

Pitstop Preferences ===> Color Management.

[DCurry]

BTW, I got these settings from the late, great Matt Beals!

[Tracy]

Thanks! I was in color management but didn't realize I had to select something to see the window
Ah! Matt

[DCurry]

You make your color settings how you want them, then from the Color Management button (I have mine in my top toolbar for easy access) you can just click the button and apply the setting you want.

[Joe]

You make your color settings how you want them, then from the Color Management button (I have mine in my top toolbar for easy access) you can just click the button and apply the setting you want.

That is the way I had mine setup too. Great minds think alike!

[Tracy]

good to know about putting it in the toolbar

[abc]

Not to confuse the issue, but in an Action List you can override the color management preferences you have defined to something new, run the action and then put the color management back the way it was.

I use to like turning the color management off that way for conversions to grayscale, then it was more about the density and color range of the original image being converted directly to Grayscale, without an ICC conversion getting in the way.

[Tracy]

Thanks ABC! good to see you! Miss you every month
Hope all is good for you