This action set extracts the Red, Green, Blue and Luminance information from the Master RGB file and creates individual monochrome layers above the background layer. The action renames each layer accordingly and adds a layer mask to each layer.

This action is a fast way to assess the best tonality for a black and white conversion or as the first stage in the creation of a layer mask for a composite file. This action is especially useful for Photoshop Elements users who do not have access to the Channels panel. For users of the full version of Photoshop the actions record a snapshot in the History panel as the first step, and this allows the user to ‘undo’ the action with a single click if required.

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