Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message -----

From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 8:58 AM
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Re: 'combed' histograms in 16 bit ?


> Hi Martin,
>
> > Nothing like an example. So right or high bit justification places the
> > 12-bit number in the upper end of the 16-bit space
>
> I think you've confused your self a bit (no pun intended) with left and
> right, and I possibly didn't help.
>
> What you describe above would be LEFT bit or HIGH bit or MSB (Most
> Significant Bit) justified...but the extra bits would be added on the
RIGHT
> side, after the LSB (Least Significant Bit).
>
Austin,

That's what I get for writing posts after midnight. I suspect I am getting
dyslexic in my old age as well.<G>

Makes sense. To justify the value to the LEFT you add place holders on the
right side and to justify to the RIGHT you add place holders on the left.
Things are getting clearer though.

Martin

(snip earlier)

> > Hi Martin,
> >
> > > Nothing like an example. So right or high bit justification places the
> > > 12-bit number in the upper end of the 16-bit space
> >
> > I think you've confused your self a bit (no pun intended) with left and
> > right, and I possibly didn't help.
> >
> > What you describe above would be LEFT bit or HIGH bit or MSB (Most
> > Significant Bit) justified...but the extra bits would be added on the
> RIGHT
> > side, after the LSB (Least Significant Bit).
> >
> Austin,
>
> That's what I get for writing posts after midnight. I suspect I am getting
> dyslexic in my old age as well.<G>
>
> Makes sense. To justify the value to the LEFT you add place holders on the
> right side and to justify to the RIGHT you add place holders on the left.
> Things are getting clearer though.
>
> Martin
>
> (snip earlier)

Hi Martin,

I am VERY happy you have grasped this!  This lays the foundation for
discussing what now happens to the data, using terms we now both understand
;-)

Regards,

Austin