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Re: 16 Bit vs. 8 Bit for BO

2004-01-04 by J Michael Sullivan

There should be absolutely no perceptable differences with an inkjet print no matter 
whether it came from an 8-bit or 16-bit file.

This has been discussed ad infinitum on other boards. But don't take my word on it: 
Dan Margulis' seminal book "Professional Photoshop" pretty much debunks the need 
for 16-bit.

J Michael Sullivan


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David Sinai" <dsinai@y...> 
wrote:
> Should there be any discernable tonality differences on a print 
> created with a 16 bit file vs. 8 bit when printing with an Epson 
> 2200 using the BO method?
> 
> I printed the 8 bit and the 16 bit file and saw no differences. Is 
> this what you would expect?
> 
> Everything I've read, says to stick with 16 bit.
> 
> Does the rule "Stay in 16 bit" apply when printing BO on Epson 2200?
> 
> Thanks,
> David

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