Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Todd Flashner <tflash@e...> 
wrote:
> on 9/26/01 3:45 PM, Austin Franklin wrote:
> 
> > 
> >>>> My argument was for a scanner capable of capturing more tones in the
> >>>> same density range rather than more tones because of a larger density
> >>>> range.
> >> 
> >> Isn't that the case if you have a film with a DR which is small
> >> enough that
> >> it can be captured by a 10-bit scanner, but you scan it with a 14-bit
> >> scanner? This is a common occurrence with color negative films, no?
> >> 
> >> Todd
> > 
> > Color negative film has a higher dynamic range, and therefore will occupy a
> > wider range of values...you get more tones, but it's not from intermediate
> > tones, but from wider range of tones on the end(s).
> > 
> > I like short questions like this ;-)
> 
> Ya me too. :-)
> 
> I thought due to it's low density dye clouds color neg film was of low
> density range, thus low Dynamic Range, thus an easy scan.
> 
> Don't tell me there's more I'm missing! ;-)
> 
> T

yes, what was Austin talking about,  color neg has a higher density 
range than what?

Todd, did you get what I was saying about 10 vs 14 bit in the other 
posts?

-mikeH