Digital BW, The Print

Stephen Kobrin wrote:
> Up to this point my inputs to B&W processing have been limited to
> scanned film and raw files.  However, I have a new camera that does
> not have a raw option.  Am I correct that the first steps in a JPEG
> workflow should be to save the file as tiff and then change the mode
> to 16 bit?
> 
> Steve
> 

Yes, lacking a raw or .tif option you'll want to start with the highest 
quality jpeg, convert to 16-bit (if you plan on extensive editing, 
otherwise this move is of questionable value)and save as .psd file (if 
using Photoshop), or as a .tif.

Patrick Carr
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Carr Imaging
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