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Re: What is best: RGB 16 bits or grayscale?

2004-08-14 by Tom Husband

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson 
Ricciardi" <nelson_@r...> wrote:
> Folks.
> 
> For general Photoshop editing, what is the best thing to do?
> 
> - leave the image as a RGB 16 bit black and white, do all the 
editing and
> convert to grayscale at the end
> 
> Or
> 
> - Convert as soon as possible and edit in grayscale mode?
> 
> By editing I mean levels and curves and some dodge and burning.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Nelson

I would think leaving it in RGB 16 bit as long as possible would be 
better.

Tom

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