function ConvertGreyscale($image){
# this file outputs a grey version of specified image
$total = ImageColorsTotal($image);
for( $i=0; $i<$total; $i++){
$old = ImageColorsForIndex($image, $i);
#trying to keep proper saturation when converting
$commongrey = (int)(($old[red] + $old[green] + $old[blue]) / 3);
ImageColorSet($image, $i, $commongrey, $commongrey, $commongrey);
}
}