Digital BW, The Print

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "frankg_photo"
> <frank@f...> wrote:
> > after minor contrast adj in 16 bit scans (moving the end sliders to
> > the edges of the histogram & the middle to fix the mid tones), I
> > still have 'drop out' or combed histograms - any ideas, tips ?
>
> Convert the file to 8 bits THEN look at the Histogram. You should see NO
> combs.

But the histogram IS an 8 bit histogram...  It should look the same,
providing no tonal adjustments are done, and I don't believe simply
converting from 16 bit to 8 bit should do that...it only "lops" off the
lower 8 bits.

Austin