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Vesper103
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Posted: 28th Feb 2008 04:20
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how do i make an image greyscale using memblocks?

the method i used i stored each pixel in a dword then extracted the red green and blue, then i re-wrote the dword to constant (r+g+b)/3 thinking that would get an average color but no go. it looked like it deleted every other pixel and made it all weird...

second question tho.

what is "alpha" ? sorry for what I know is the extreme noob nature of this equation.

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jason p sage
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Posted: 28th Feb 2008 04:50
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Average the Red Green Blue for each pixel.. then set all three to that ..

however there is WIKI about how although this trick works - the human eye "Appreciates" it more when there is some weighting going on - meaning... just go read the WIKI LOL... something about lighter colors from ? to ? you should do it like blah... Mid Range ..like booo... then darker colors like blah....

Basically - it has recommendations to make contrasts the human eye naturally recognizes better than the "Averaging" method.


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BatVink
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Posted: 28th Feb 2008 12:31
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The order of bytes in the DWORD is BGRA. So you need to

add bytes 1,2 and 3
divide by 3
Put the resulting value back in bytes 1,2, and 3, one byte at a time
leave byte 4 as it is.

The alpha is the level of transparency of the pixel.
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Benjamin
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Posted: 28th Feb 2008 13:40
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The Wikipedia page on greyscale recommends 30% red, 59% green, and 11% blue for the output value.

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