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

2006-02-07 by ginnylady33

Thanks Paul.
That is what I was refering to.
Best
Ginny


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul D. DeRocco"
<pderocco@...> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> 
> --
> 
> Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
> Paul                mailto:pderocco@...
>

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