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Subject: [OM] Re: 16 bit tiff
From: Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:22:22 -0400
Ken,

That's true. I often convert my color images to black & white though, and I
am still using Photoshop CS2, which doesn't have BW conversion built into
Camera Raw, so I use Alienskin Exposure and that does give better results on
16 bit images. Color could be output as 8 bit with no problem once it's
gotten right in the RAW converter but I hope someday that printers capable
of 16bit output will be made, and I'll be ready.


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On 10/9/08 12:03 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Chris Crawford wrote:
>> The advantage of 16 bit comes from when you do a lot of photoshop work on
>> it. Your screen can only show an 8 bit image, that's why you don't see a
>> difference on your freshly converted RAW files...
> 
> Which brings up a point.  If, during the RAW conversion process, you are
> able to achieve the tonal and color rendition close to final output, then
> there is little reason to convert to 16bit. 16bit is helpful for heavy
> editing, but if there is no editing to be done, why bother?
> 
> During the RAW conversion process, the RAW converter is working in higher
> bit-depth than 8-bit and the decision to save as 16-bit or 8-bit has no
> affect on how the RAW converter actually performs.
> 
> AG
> 
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