On 9/29/07, Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I appreciate all the info and discussion on this. It's a lot more than > I expected...and that's a good thing. > > I guess what I really want to know is, am I going to see any noticeable > loss if image quality from my 12-bit images? > > Also asked but not answered, are imaged displayed in their original > bit-depth or as 8-bit? > All mainstream displays only support 8bits/component, so while further levels could be simulated with dithering while zoomed in, the display will only be 8bit in the foreseeable future. In most cases the 12bit range is just a more precise version of the 8bit range, so you will not see any difference.
using >8 bits per channel is mainly useful for manipulation and HDR purposes; it's not directly relevant to the quality of the display. _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
