[Image-SIG] Create a 'disabled' image effect (similar to how Windows shows disabled images)

[Kevin Cazabon]

I do this in some of my work too - 

Making it black and white is one thing, but normally I'd suggest you also map the levels to a much narrower range (make black mid-gray, and white light-gray).  I simple "point" can do that:




        # make the image appear "deleted"
        map = []
        for q in range(3):
            for i in range(256):
                map.append(params.get("deletedMap")[0] + int(((params.get("deletedMap")[1] - params.get("deletedMap")[0]) * (i/256.0)) + 0.5))
        image = image.point(map)


In my case I leave it as a color image, and the params.get simply pulls from a parameter class where I store my preferences for the darkest and lightest I want to map to.  You can always replace that line with something simple like:

map.append(int(100 + (i * 0.25) + 0.5))

which will map it down to levels 100 to 164


Kevin.




On Dec 1, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Edward Cannon wrote:

> try using the Image.convert("L") method on you image. That will make
> it greyscale
> Edward Cannon
> 
> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:38 AM,  <python at bdurham.com> wrote:
>> Any suggestions on a PIL receipe that will allow me to take a color image
>> and create a grayscale version of this image that gives the image a disabled
>> appearance similar to the effect that Windows applies to show disabled
>> icons?
>> 
>> My use case is to dynamically create disabled versions of my application's
>> graphics when a specific feature is disabled or unavailable.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Malcolm
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