Re: 8 verses 16 bit

["Preston Earle" <PEarle@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"John Henry Galindo" <photo@mcn.org> asked: "Will someone please tell me
the advantage(s) of working with 16 bit verses 8 bit files. Better yet,
is there an online tutorial?"

There is considerable debate about the value of 16-bit files for
photographic images. You might check the notes on this subject from the
Applied Color Theory discussion group at
http://www.ledet.com/margulis/ACT_postings/ACT-8-bit-16-bit.html

Theoretically, 16-bit color reduce banding when large color adjustments
in images are required, but from a practical point, any differences may
not be noticeable in finished images.

Preston Earle
PEarle@triad.rr.com


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