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[OM] Re: scanning print negatives and scanner exposure inconsistencies

Subject: [OM] Re: scanning print negatives and scanner exposure inconsistencies
From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 21:37:04 -0400
on 2004/05/27 10:17 AM, Andrew Dacey at frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> In levels, I had to drag the white point to 124 (from 255) to
> reach the first data in the image itself. That means that I'm throwing
> away more than half of the colour data from the image.

That means you lost one bit out of eight. Which you didn't actually have in
the first place.

Signed,
The Midnight Stickler

(However, I agree with you that 16 bit is better, and for the reason you
give.)


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