Converting to Grayscale custom Action

[InvisSoul]

So I'm trying to make and action for grayscale conversion for use in Pitstop as well as XMF if we choose.

So I have gotten the images to convert and tag how I want them and can get the color (4c & Spots) converted fine but I can't figure out how to make the text that is 90% black and above to 100%

Can anyone shed some light on which actions to lead me in the right direction?

 

[Joe]

Global Change. Grab 90% black text. Target to 100% black. Save as action. Add to the end of other action.

 

[DCurry]

Joe's on the right track, but I think you'll need to grab a range since you stated you want 90 and above to go to solid. Remap Color global is what you would start with - it lets you input a color range.

 

[Joe]

Oops...missed the 'and above' so yes use what DCurry said.

 

[pnamajck]

mac-osx (10.12.6)
enfocus pitstop pro 2017 (update 1)

the above pitstop version has an action set up already … entitled “set almost black text to 100k” … the 'action' is located within the 'color' group. default value conversion already set from 85%-k to 100%-k values … targeting text elements as well. seems to me a slam-dunk … could either run it secondary or simply integrate it within your existing action.

take note … acrobat does have this covered already … converting color to grayscale … while respecting black text … acrobat/tools/print-production/convert-colors interface.

whichever method you choose … make certain the resultant grayscale images do not appear ‘flat’ and missing some highlights/shadows … this tends to happen with the default grayscale filters which both enfocus and adobe utilize/integrate. one should always test conducively each job that comes in the door … rgb ’n lab ’n cmyk ’n sats/hues ’n etc. … image adherence is never static and cannot be relied upon … just because one job looks beautiful after the production run has finished … does not guarantee the same for each concurrent job.

have attached two screen-caps for your benefit … thanks.

 

[InvisSoul]

Awesome! Thank you guys! I got it to work the way I wanted it to.

 

[InvisSoul]

Ok. I thought I was out of the woods, not so.

The action works fine if I use it in Pitstop, but when I put the action into XMF and process the same file, the black that was converting to 100% is now converting to 87% black.

If you want you can move this to the Fuji forum. I'm not sure why this is happening.

Here is a screen shot of the action.

 

[abc]

Before you convert the text use the 'override color management' action and turn color management off.
you can also save the settings before you use the override, and then re-instate them at the end of the action.

If you send me your action I can modify it for you if you want,,,

 

[InvisSoul]

Before you convert the text use the 'override color management' action and turn color management off.
you can also save the settings before you use the override, and then re-instate them at the end of the action.

If you send me your action I can modify it for you if you want,,,

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