Re: 8 vs 16 bit

[Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Great information Tina and all. Thank you.

I shoot RAW, edit in 16 bit but wondered if it was absolutely necessary.

And I see that it is. Better yet, I now understand why.

Thanks for the help.

Lea

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On Aug 24, 2012, at 8:48 AM, Tina Manley wrote:

This is a pretty good explanation of why you want to use 16 bit:

http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/8bit-versus-16bit-difference.html 

and

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/ 

It is well worth staying in 16 bit as long as possible for editing.

Tina

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Lea Murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Editing in Photoshop from Lightroom there is a huge file size difference between 8 and 16 bit.

How large a print would a person need to make in order for the difference to be seen?

Is the difference really worth it?

Insight? Experience? I'd be happy to hear yours.

Lea

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