% jpegtogray % convert a jpeg file to a mononchrome file in uint8 form function [M,map,caption] = jpegtogray(pic) X = imread(pic); R = double(X(:,:,1)); G = double(X(:,:,2)); B = double(X(:,:,3)); M = uint8(0.3*R+0.*G +0.1*B); m = double(max(M(:))); map = gray(m); caption = pic;