Digital BW, The Print

> From: Anthony G. Atkielski [mailto:anthony@...]
>
> Color resolution means the finest details that can be resolved in an
> isoluminant image, that is, the finest _color_ differences that can be
> resolved.

If you can represent both color A and color B digitally, and you can render
a gradient from A to B that shows no posterization to the eye, then you have
all the color "resolution" you need. Inability to render sufficiently fine
color differences equals posterization. If you don't see posterization, then
you have enough resolution.

> "Creamy pastel" is just another way of saying a limited gamut and
> limited saturation.  Again, this is a consequence of the use of a matrix
> filter over a single sensor.  It would not be a problem with three
> separate CCDs capturing every primary color for every pixel, or the
> equivalent (like a Foveon, if it were ever perfected).

Gamut and saturation have nothing to do with this. There's nothing about
Bayer sensors that limits the gamut or saturation. I don't think you have
any idea what you're talking about. Sorry.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
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