Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Apples and oranges. Scan in 16-bit gray or 48-bit RGB. Some people do scan black and white as color and then use the channel mixer to convert to grayscale. The green channel is usually sharpest. Either way you should use the full 16 bits per channel while making global tonal adjustments to avoid posterization (shown as gaps and spickes in the histogram). Gilbert On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 08:56 AM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > If I'm scanning black and white is it better to scan in 16 bit > greyscale > than 24 bit RGB? I'm pretty sure the answer is yes. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html