Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sat, 8 Nov 1997, Paul Schliesser wrote: > >The reason is subtle, though. > >The problem is Photoshop. A good scanner will give you 12 bits per > >channel, each of R, G, and B, or for a monochrome image, just 12 bits. > >Photoshop will only accept 8 bits per channel. > > > ??? -- Photoshop 4.0 can do 16 bits per channel in either RGB or > grayscale. Maybe the problem is your scanner software. Photoshop 3 can do > over-8 bit depths if you install the appropriate plug-in. > I know that it is very difficult to make a 16 bits machines. How true/accurate is it when Photoshop 4.0 say its 16 bits? A normal 16 bit hardware would not give the actual 16 bits, unless special considerations are taken note in the design. I am curious how Photoshop go around and get the 16 bits. Lee