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8 x 16 bits to Austin

8 x 16 bits to Austin

2002-05-21 by André Vallejo

Hummm,maybe you\ufffdre right...I\ufffdll ask him about this specific point and come
back with his answer...
Andr\ufffd

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   Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 21:28:00 -0400
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   From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@...>
Subject: RE: The old "8 x 16 bits" again...But worth reading!

Andre,

Read what he is discussing VERY carefully.  He is discussing COLOR, NOT B&W.
They are entirely different in the regard he is discussing.  It is fine to
use 8 bits/color for color, as you get 24 bits total (3 x 8), but for B&W,
it is not as "forgiving", and you can severely degrade the image doing tonal
manipulations in 8 bits/pixel.

Austin

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