Topic awaiting preservation: Photoshop 8bit or 16bit? |
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Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Australia |
posted 09-07-2004 06:14
Hi all, I am used to working with photoshop 7, but am currently trying out photoshop cs. I notice when i create a new canvas i can choose rgb/cmyk etc but also 8bit or 16bit. |
Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Mpls, MN |
posted 09-07-2004 09:54
Well at the moment using 16bit has it limitations, most output units that I am aware of require or weill convert the file to 8bit anyhow. The exception my be some newer imagesetters and I would guess it would be limited to grayscale images. I doubt anyone actual see any diffrence at typical line screening use for offset and gravure printing any ways it would simply be a waste of network bandwidth, RIP time and system resources. |
Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Australia |
posted 09-07-2004 11:06
Ok thanks, i had a feeling that was the case. See how my PC handles 16 bit nehow . Ive been reading up on it and i guess there is the age old debate that the human eye cant tell the difference anyhow. The problem is that we can see some colors that you only produce with 16bit and not 8 bit, which is where the difference must come in. |