RAW is 16-bit. Printers, with one or two notable exceptions, are all 8-bit. A RAW file has to be converted to 8-bit somewhere in the workflow in order to print the image.
Yes, there are losses when going from 16-bit to 8-bit, and there are losses when manipulating and adjusting the image in Elements. Do as much as you can in RAW, adjust as much as you can in Elements in 16-bit. Always save a 16-bit version of your file. Convert to 8-bit for printing as late as possible in the workflow. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Walter Hamler > OK, I just got a new computer and bought PS Elements 4.0. I upgraded Adobe > Camera Raw to ver 3.3. Shot some RAW files, imported them into the ACR > editor, tweaked. Then I noticed that there is no print tab or capability > from the editor. I saved to a file using the default RAW file structure. > Then I could open in Elements and further manipulate, etc, and print. > Why can you not print the file from the ACR editor, and are there any loses > when you save in the default raw file structure?
