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RE: [Digital BW] 16 bit vs. 8 bit storage

2006-02-07 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: ginnylady33
>
> One thing I was not clear about is that I only cut back to 8 bits
> AFTER working on the image in PS and finalizing it. Putting that
> aside, what you say makes good sense to me.
> I'll store at 16.

If you're talking about storing finished images, ready for printing, then in
my opinion 8-bit is fine, because display and printer drivers generally
don't look at any more than 8 bits anyway.

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