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Re: [Digital BW] 16-bit Scanning: Why?

2001-12-05 by Todd Flashner

BTW, I realize even in my excess I may not have covered your real question.
When a file is overworked in 8-bit, the way it would typically show up is
posterization and/or banding in smooth tones, and in the case of grainy
images, increased coarseness of the grain.

Todd


> I asked anybody on the ColorSync List once to explain to me the
> crux of ColorSync in 25 words or less. It threw them into a tizzy.
> Andrew Rodney got close though.
> 
> I actually think 2500 wouldn't cover it, in a way that's really
> understandable.

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