Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're probably right. I'm just lazy with a lot of disk space. Every time I think about changing it to 16-bit grey, I forget. Daniel On 2/7/06, Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> wrote: > > 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. > > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please > use richard at imagecraft.com) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >