Digital BW, The Print

Oh absolutely.  If you have found image adjustment functions that work in
16-bit then I agree, leave it in 16-bit for the workflow.  Can you share the
names of any that you have used that you feel work well, or have you devised
your own methods for working around the PS limitations.  I have tried a few
that work moderately well.

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Thomas" <julianthomas@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] sharpening and 16-bit files


> I don't think that is true Simon. A lot of us spend a lot of time finding
> workarounds for layers-type moves in 16 bit. All curves and levels moves
> should ideally be in 16bit.
>
> Julian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] sharpening and 16-bit files
>
>
> > Jean-Marc
> >
> > I think the point is that if you want to do curve/tone/etc. adjustments
in
> PS you need to be in 8-bit mode.  Once you are in that mode, there is no
> point in converting back to 16-bit mode to print as you gain nothing.  The
> additional 16-bit data is already lost and your prints will look no better
> converting to 16-bit to print than if you left them in 8-bit.
> >
> > Of course, if your scanned images need no adjustment then print in
16-bit.
> >
> > Simon
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Jean-Marc Humbert
> >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 4:02 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] sharpening and 16-bit files
> >
> >
> >   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Loris Medici"
> >   <lorism@t...> wrote:
> >   >
> >   > Once you're done with all curves/tone adjustments and ready to print
> >   > there's no need to stay in 16bit anymore...
> >   >
> >
> >   I don't think so.
> >
> >   If you use Piezography BW plugin (which is a driver replacing the
> >   Epson one), it is strongly recommanded to keep as much information as
> >   possible (the highest dpi and the highest bit rate).
> >
> >   That's probably the reason why Jon Cone upgraded its Piezography BW
> >   plugin (to a version 6 which works with 16-bit files) and why its Pro
> >   version of Piezography handles also 16-bit files: I do not know the
> >   technical reasons and if there is really a difference between 8-bit
> >   and 16-bit files for printing (may be its a pure commercial argument).
> >
> >   I had tried in the last months to initiate a thread dealing with the
> >   esthetic differences between 8-bit files and 16-bit files printed via
> >   the PiezographyBW plugin (see the piezo3000 newsgroup) with no clear
> >   answers.
> >
> >   Jean-Marc Humbert
> >   Paris, France
> >