[Gimp-user] colour to black and white

[Joao S. O. Bueno]

On Thursday 25 October 2007 10:18, norman wrote:
> I would like to be able to produce a black and white negative image
> from an ordinary colour image. The effect I would like to produce
> would be to imitate what one would get if you took a colour,
> positive transparency and made a contact print on to either
> orthographic or lithographic film. Thus, blue would be black and
> red would be clear and transparent. Have you any suggestions how to
> approach this using the Gimp, please.
>

Colors->Components->Decompose (elseqwhee if you are on gimp 2.2, b ut 
still "decompose")

and pick only the "Hue"  channel.

You cna tehn use colors->curves, or colors-->levels to equate your 
previous blue to black and your previous red to white.

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> Norman
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