Digital BW, The Print

Yes Paul, PW Pro converts from RAW to TIFF sRGB 48 bit.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> "Mel" <chilterns@> wrote:
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> > ... Nikon P7000 (10.1 Mp) ... shot in RAW
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> > ...
> > I now wish to print monochrome ...
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> > My question is should I upsample in 48 bit before converting to monochrome ?
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> Doesn't your raw converter allow you to have a 16 bit/channel (48 bit) RGB output?  If not, I think I'd consider a different workflow to get from Raw to a grayscale file at the outset.
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> If the camera/raw converter combo results in 24 bit RGB no matter what you do, then I would convert to 16 bit/channel RGB before converting further to 16 bit grayscale. 
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> Ideally, a conversion engine would do this automatically, but with Photoshop, which is what I usually use, there is no way I know of to go directly from 24 bit RGB to 16 bit grayscale. So, I go to 16 bit/channel RGB first, then 16 bit grayscale.
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> I hope this is somewhat responsive.
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> Paul
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