[Leica] Steve Unsworth PAW - week 33

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

Hi Hoppy

It's my understanding that the compression algorithm isn't linear, and more
of the values are allocated to the shadows than the highlights, so the usual
'expose to the right' advice isn't as relevant.

Steve

On 10/9/07 01:56, "G Hopkinson" <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

> According to Leica, yes 14 bit, with 2 of 16 having been discarded due to
> noise contamination.
> Yes also on the non-linear, and the magic of storing as 8 bit but being 
> able
> to recover the high bit information even though the
> file is smaller.
> Half of the tonal values are used to resolve the first (brightest) stop.
> So you don't want to clip but you do want all of that right side 
> information.
> I think Tina has the right of it in her explanation.