Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,
Ignoring what the histogram looks like, are you saying that an 8bit
file, converted to 16bit, with various adjustments applied yields a
superior print when compared to the same file with identical
adjustments that has stayed in 8bit? You've done a side-by-side print
comparison in which the only variable is the 8bit to 16bit conversion?

On 4/9/07, Clayton Jones <cj@...> wrote:
>  I have found some benefit in doing this when using 8-bit jpgs from my
>  pocket digicam. Because I'm converting to grayscale and applying
>  various curves and layers on the way to a BW print, the resulting
>  histogram is much less combed and ragged if I first convert to 16-bit
>  before doing anything else. I've found it does make a difference in
>  the quality of the final print.
-- 
amadou diallo
Author, Mastering Digital Black and White
www.masteringdigitalbwbook.com