Of course once you're printing, they're all eight bit. The only advantage of 16 bit is in editing. Editing in 16 bit is, of course, impossible in Linux. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Juan Buhler" > Subject: Re: OT: The modern world confuses me > > > > >> For those of us who want actual control over their workflow, and > >> repeatable results from multiple printing options, Linux is Not There > >> Yet. > > > > I do agree with that. Funny that someone who refuses to use a lossy > > compression format would process his images in an 8-bit program. That > > point made me smile. > > We've tested this at the studio. With the equipment we are using (Noritsu > digital wet lab), there is little if any visible difference between a print > made from an 8 bit jpeg and a 16 bit RAW file, presuming that the image > falls within the range of the jpeg. > > William Robb > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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