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RE: [Digital BW] 16-bit histogram was Re: Bit depth, was Minolta DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO

2001-09-27 by Austin Franklin

> A 'good' histogram is not the holy grail - a good image is, even if the
> histogram looks lousy.  Ask Dan Margulis about histograms - you'll get an
> earful.

Well, Dan is not the holy grail either ;-)

It depends on what you mean by "good".  Smooth means NOTHING, but without
gaps means something.  Gaps in a histogram can show up as posterizing in
your image.

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