Hansen,
If you want perform geometric pattern match for instance, image must by grayscale. you can either capture the image in graylevel format or acquire RGB image, then perform color plane extraction or any other method to convert it to gra level. If your algorithm work on coloured image, then just capture the image in full colour and you will be able to use colour processing methods in IMAQ vision Assistant.
Waleed El-Badry MSc.,MCPD, ISTQB Certified Tester
Assistant Lecturer
Mechatronics Department
Faculty of Engineering
Misr University for Science & Technology
