On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:44:12 +0200 Stuart Baynes wrote: >I am saving the RAW >files as 8 bit tiffs and wonder if I should be saving as 16 bit files >instead. I know that the tonal range should be greater but will I see it >(or my clients see it) in normal use.
16 bpc files allow more options for tone changes than 8 bpc. Nobody will see a difference between the two on screen or print but if you later made some large adjustments then you'd maybe see a difference. When I did some tests I could only see the difference with abnormally heavy curve adjustments. You could save the 16 bpc files as jpeg 2000 lossless & they'd take up no more space than your 8 bpc tiffs do now. David Hoffman -- __________________________________________________________ David Hoffman Photo Library <http://www.hoffmanphotos.com> phone +44 (0)20 8981 5041 fax +44 (0)20 8980 2041 =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
