Yes, it can be, as is not using non-destructive layers, certain tools which can't be used on layers, rotating an image (even in TIFF depending on degree of rotation, as I understand it), certain filters, and so on. As the Sergeant on Hill Street Blues used to say, "Be careful out there."
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Don Sanderson > This is more of a question than an answer since I'm just > about totally new to PS myself but: > Isn't having to work in 8 bit mode a sure way to lose some > of the more subtle transitions that Boris is seeking to > preserve?

