curses.... that's the 3rd or 4th time that i hit the wrong key when composing email. It only ever happens when i post to Photoforum.... what's wrong with you guys???!!!! :) try http://www.reindeergraphics.com/free.shtml for a photoshop plug-in that shows extra-wide histograms as well as the individual channels... Best regards, Deen 2004-09-16 10:36:46 -- Deen Hameed 0405 649 101 deenhameed@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.deenhameed.blogspot.com http://calendar.yahoo.co.uk/deenhameed At 2004-09-16, 10:01:51 karl shah-jenner (shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: >> The fact is that the real application for 16bit/channel images (except >for >> some rare applications), is for, as I said above, digital retouching. >With >> 16bit/channel the digital retouching algorythms has a lot more >information >> to work with, and specially when you are working on black and white >images, >> 16bit/channel will be very useful on conversions, and the feared >"histogram >> gaps" will be very rare. > >just a point regarding the histogram gaps - the histogram tool is a small >graphical representation in Photoshop that is only 128 pixels wide on the >screen and while 8 bit images will show gaps in theat graph more readily >than 16 bit images, a larger graph will show that many 16 bit images which >appear to have no gaps in the photoshop histogram to actually DO have gaps, >they're just not represented on such a small graph. > > >> >> I can talk more about histogram gaps and 16bit/channel treatment on black >> and white images, if you find it interesting. >> >> I wrote an article specifically about this, wich is online here: >> >> http://www.fotopunto.com/?a=articles&aa=view&article_id=20 >> ___ END OF QUOTED TEXT ___
