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title: "Channels"
canonical: https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/tags/channels
product: "Graphics Mill"
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# Channels

Reading and combining image channels

- [Browse all samples](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/index_md>)

## Samples

- [Add Alpha Channel](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/AddAlphaChannel_cs_md>): Adds an elliptical alpha channel to an image.
- [Add Alpha Channel (Memory Friendly)](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/AddAlphaChannelMemoryFriendly_cs_md>): Adds an elliptical alpha channel using a memory-friendly pipeline.
- [Adjust Lightness (RGB)](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/LabColorSpace/AdjustLightnessRgb_cs_md>): Adjusts image brightness by modifying all RGB channels.
- [Adjust Lightness Lab](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/LabColorSpace/AdjustLightnessLab_cs_md>): Adjusts image brightness by modifying the Lab lightness channel.
- [Combine channels](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/CombineChannels_cs_md>): Combines image channels from multiple sources into one image.
- [Combine Channels](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/LargeImages/ChannelManipulations/CombineChannels_cs_md>): Combines separate RGB channel images into a single full-color image.
- [Convert Clipping Path To Mask](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/Metadata/ClippingPath/ConvertClippingPathToMask_cs_md>): Converts a clipping path into an alpha channel mask for the image.
- [Create Vignette](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/LargeImages/Transforms/CreateVignette_cs_md>): Creates a vignette effect with a specified color using advanced pipeline techniques.
- [Remove Alpha Channel](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/RemoveAlphaChannel_cs_md>): Removes the alpha channel and replaces it with a solid color.
- [Split And Combine Channels](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/LargeImages/ChannelManipulations/SplitAndCombineChannels_cs_md>): Splits an image into RGB channels, adjusts brightness, and recombines them.
- [Split channels](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/SplitChannels_cs_md>): Splits a CMYK image into separate channel files.
- [Split Channels](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/LargeImages/ChannelManipulations/SplitChannels_cs_md>): Splits RGB channels, adjusts their brightness, and saves each as a separate image.
- [Swap Channels](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/SwapChannels_cs_md>): Swaps color channels of an image, such as blue and green.
- [Swap Channels Memory Friendly](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/SwapChannelsMemoryFriendly_cs_md>): Swaps red and green channels using a memory-friendly pipeline.
- [Tint Using Alpha](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/Transforms/Tint/TintUsingAlpha_cs_md>): Applies a tint to an image using the alpha channel.
- [Tint Using Alpha (Memory Friendly)](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/Transforms/Tint/TintUsingAlphaMemoryFriendly_cs_md>): Applies a tint using the alpha channel with a memory-friendly pipeline approach.
- [Tint Using Lab](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/Transforms/Tint/TintUsingLab_cs_md>): Applies a tint to an image by manipulating Lab color channels.
- [Transparentize](<https://www.graphicsmill.com/samples/ColorManagement/Channels/Transparentize_cs_md>): Makes a specific color in the image transparent.