InDesign Question, placing an image

[murdock25]

With Quark 6.5, I am able to take an image that is originally in colour and place it in grayscale in my document by holding the command key down while i click on "open" in the "get picture" dialog box.

Is this possible in InDesign? I don't want to make a copy or convert my colour images in b/w since we have a huge database of colour-only photos.

thanks

[Claytoniss]

With Quark 6.5, I am able to take an image that is originally in colour and place it in grayscale in my document by holding the command key down while i click on "open" in the "get picture" dialog box.

Is this possible in InDesign? I don't want to make a copy or convert my colour images in b/w since we have a huge database of colour-only photos.

thanks

I think you are asking to replace the image inside the document. ":apple:D" thats place. It will replace whatever image you have in there keeping the same size and placement. Is that what you need?

[sparkyms]

This article might help, but the short answer would be: No, not natively.
http://indesignsecrets.com/convert-color-images-to-grayscale.php

[LeviG]

well I found a method on another forum (http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1130413&page=4) which would work

To really change the image to greyscale only photoshop can do this.

If you want a greyscale effect that can be done in InDesign.

Create a rectangle the exact size of your image and put it on top of the color image. Fill the rectangle with black.

Open your transparency pallet with the black rectangle still selected. In the blending options of this pallet change 'normal' to 'color'.

It's only an effect so when you are going to a print shop with this file it will still have the color information, resulting in a 4-plate separation (CMYK)

I'd normally do greyscale adjustments in Photoshop as it gives more control but I did a quick play and setting the new rectangle to black and then setting the effect to saturation it gives a greyscale image. Which method you want to try and use I suppose is upto you.

[murdock25]

thanks guys! i'll try those methods.