Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "rvdryst" 
<rvdryst@t...> wrote:

> Roy,
> 
> It struck me last night that "quadraster"  _must_  be 
re-compiled for
> PC/Linux - diiferent platform from Mac. No wonder it is not 
working.
> 
> Another point, Gimp-Print only works in 16-bit mode. All 8-bit 
(colour
> or grayscale) is converted to 16-bit mode before being 
processed. Is
> it possible for "quadraster" to handle 16-bit data? Can 
Photoshop 7
> now handle all its processes in 16-bit mode?  Picture Window 
Pro
> certainly does.
> 
> Reinier

Reiner,

Yes, the gimp-print internals do use 16 bit.  But it's a little
different than Photoshop 16 bit.  With PS 8 bit is just the
top (most significant) 8 bits of a 16 bit file.  In gimp-print
the conversion from 8 bit to 16 bit involves a density and
gamma conversion based on paper, ink drop sizes,
print resolution ...    Whether this makes a significant
difference or not, at this point I'm not sure.  I'll  probably
try it and see after working some more with 8 bit version.

Roy