Digital BW, The Print

Peter, this sound interesting but can it be done in 16 bit?

Thanks,

Tom

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Nelson 
<peter@s...>" <peter@s...> wrote:
> 
> I use separate layers for the R,G, and B channels and mix
> and balance them individually to get the tonal qualities 
> I want, and also because that allows me to apply noise 
> reduction differently to different colors, since some
> color film, some scans, and some digicams are noisier in
> some channels than others.
> 
> I often shoot the figure and I find that I can often get
> a smoother look to skin by overmixing the red channel, for
> instance.