Digital BW, The Print

on 8/5/02 2:15 PM, royvharrington wrote:

> Just so we're talking the same issue, I'll restate it:
> The input file is 8-bit which means each pixel has 1 of 256 possible values.
> Piezo has claimed "more than 1000 gray values".  You have repeatedly
> stated that its impossible to get 1000 values from an 8-bit pixel.
> Clearly you can't, but no one ever claimed you could.  The Piezo system
> gray values on a print.  The only place that contains "1000 gray values"
> is the print.  What can that possibly mean?  You use a densitometer of
> sufficient quality and look for different values.  As you go over the whole
> print if you can come up with 1000 different density numbers then the
> "1000 gray values" criteria has been satisfied.

Careful Roy, those extra tones would be considered noise. By Austin's
definition, that much noise would point of a print of really low DyR. No
wait, by Austin's definition, lot's of tones means high DyR...I'm
confused...Austin?

Come on folks, you all knew this was a dynamic range conversation waiting to
happen.  ;-)

Todd