Digital BW, The Print

>Looks like converting to 16 bit won't hurt and may even help.  

It definitely helps.  First thing I do to a jpeg is convert to 16 bit
and save as PSD (smaller than TIF).  Try making some adjustments to a
copy of a jpeg (levels, adj curve, etc).  Then make a 2nd 16 bit/psd
copy of the original jpeg and apply the same adjustments to it, and
then compare the two histograms.  You will be convinced.

Regards,
Clayton


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