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Re: Levels destruction in adjustment layers?

2003-10-31 by Garry Sarre

> 
> 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

Steve

I don't think I was very clear as the responses have gone off on a 
tangent. I DO definately get degradation with 8 bit adjustments. I 
just wondered if there was any advantage to THE FINAL PRINT by doing 
those adjustments in an adjustment layer as opposed to the actual 
image file.

Garry Sarre
www.sarre.com.au

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