Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Garry Sarre" 
<garry@s...> wrote:
> I try to do all levels and curves in 16 bit as 8 bit adjustments 
> pull the image apart like an undercooked pizza base.
> 
> Sometimes there is fine tuning done in 8 bit, often with 
adjustment 
> layers. Now I know these don't interfere with the original file, 
> however, taking for example... a moderate stretch of the levels in 
> an adjustment layer and then those two layers flattened for 
> printing. Would that lead to the same degradation (good word for 
> this) as if it was applied directly to the image layer. In other 
> words, would there be the same solarized appearance as the end 
> result.
> 
> Garry Sarre
> 
> www.sarre.com

Garry;

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think 
most of these printer drivers are capable of processing a layered 
image-at some point it has to get flattened and your adjustments 
applied so doing as much as possible in 16-bit makes sense, at least 
in theory. However,I seem to remember some rip-snorting arguments on 
this forum as to wether or not you could actualy see the damage in a 
print.

Steve Karafyllakis