Digital BW, The Print

I use Photokit for RGB images from my digital camera, but for 16 bit 
gray scans of 4x5 negatives I've been using Deadman's Super Sharpener 
action (link below).  Photokit only works in RGB mode and file sizes 
get to be quite large and unwieldy after converting large grayscale 
scans to 16 bit RGB.
http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/links.html

On Saturday, November 6, 2004, at 12:05  PM, Steve Kale wrote:

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> Photokit Sharperner Pro works in 16bit.  The issue with a sharpening 
> kit
> that doesn't work in 16 bit is that you have to convert to 8 bit to do 
> your
> capture sharpening - before your colour/image adjustments and resizing 
> to
> print size.  Clearly not a satisfactory situation.
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>> From: Bill Cheadle <wpcheadle@...>
>> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 09:01:18 -0500
>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: NIK SHARPENER, or Fred Miranda???!!!!!
>>
>>
>>> Is this serious?  I use Nik on Grayscale files all the time without a
>>> problem.  My only bitch is that you have to convert to 8 bit first.
>>
>>> Steve
>>
>>
>> For those printing with QTR your going to convert to 8 bit anyway. If 
>> not,
>> the printer driver will convert to 8 bit for you. So, other than 
>> having to
>> manually convert to use NIK, and maintain a separate file, the 
>> outcome is
>> the same.
>>
>> I use FM, NIK and sometimes PS CS USM, and sometimes a combo. They 
>> all have
>> their place depending on the image and what you're doing with it.
>>
>> BTW, at a recent seminal I attended, I aske the NIK rep about 16 bit. 
>> He
>> didn't give me a time frame, but did indicate that 16 bit was on 
>> their list
>> for a future upgrade.
>>
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