> > I was trying to test this -- when I found that the Photoshop CS > color > > picker only has 8-bit *input*. I can only enter values from 0-255 > > into the R, G, and B boxes, even for an image in 16-bit mode. For more on the subject you can read ... # http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&selm=an_464804255 or start from http://www.aim-dtp.net/aim/photoshop/v5/16-bit_noise.htm section: "Photoshop has only 15-bit mode, not 16-bit mode" Bob