[Leica] OT: Vuescan Settings and Tri-X

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

At 01:47 AM 2/7/2006, you wrote:

>On 2/7/06, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > OUTPUT:
> > 16 bit Gray. Do NOT use 8 bits, you lose information big time.
> >
>
>That's it ...
>
>I even go the whole hog (but am getting tired of it) 48bit RGB output.
>
>It's a waste, but I want RGB files for various reasons.

I don't bother to save RGB because
a) either I work in Photoshop, then I will save it in .psd format, and
b) if I work in wet print, then it doesn't matter :-)

Anyway, I do not believe you gain any extra information going from 16 bits 
gray to 48 bit RGB from a B&W neg.


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