Channel equations

[John Rostron]

In a discussion of creating a saturation mask, @dmstraker and @smadell referred to an equation involving channels:

Saturation=(max(SR,SG,SB)-min(SR,SG,SB))/max(SR,SG,SB)

The only way I can see to access these Source Channels is in  Apply Image. However Apply Image deals with two images, a Source and a Destination. This calculation deals with just one. The information on Field Equations in Filter > Distort > Equations  makes no mention of channels. 

How would I create a greyscale saturation layer from an RGB layer, which I can then convert to a mask?

John

[R C-R]

55 minutes ago, John Rostron said:

In a discussion of creating a saturation mask, @dmstraker and @smadell referred to an equation involving channels ...

Do you have a link to that discussion?

[smadell]

Hey, John and R C-R...

First of all, the link to that series of posts is:  https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/76900-saturation-masks-a-simple-method/

Second, Apply Image really only needs a single image (in fact, a single layer) since there is a button near the top of the dialog box that says "Use Current Layer as Source." Clicking that lets you apply the layer to itself. Here is a screen shot where I swapped the Red and Green channels in a photo (original on the left, swapped channels on the right).

The more important point might be that your last question is easier to answer than Dave Straker's math makes it out to be. I have posted a series of macros which will (i) create Saturation masks and Vibrance masks (inverted Saturation masks); (ii) create greyscale visualization layers for those masks; and (iii) allow you to apply the masks to a layer stack. You can access those macros here: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/87004-macro-updates-for-v17/

 

[John Rostron]

59 minutes ago, R C-R said:

Do you have a link to that discussion?

Sorry it was not there originally. I cannot copy/paste the url when using Chrome on my tablet. Anyway, here is the link.

John