Re: 8 vs 16 bit

[Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It is my opinion that PS4 does not have the best of the printer drivers from Adobe. It is nearly identical to CS3, which is much worse than CS2 which is fine. MY 4900 has a 16-bit button on its driver too, but I’m not sure if it is printing in 16-bit or if Epson’s little RIP is converting the files to what it would like people to think is a 16-bit print. Since printers don’t have much in the way of RAM, I guess Epson is using something similar to a PS scratch disk as its RAM.

Jan

On Aug 24, 2012, at 8:05 PM, YGelmanPhoto wrote:

I have an Epson 3800 printer.  If there are no 16 bit printers, why does one of my print screens have a box to check with "16 Bit" text next to it.   What does it mean, or what does it imply?  I've begun to check the box since I've started using PS4, after using Elements for a long time, but I don't know if I really see any difference.

 -yoram

On Aug 24, 2012, at 11:49 AM, H wrote:

There are no 16 bit printers. If your output is print the somewhere you'll need to convert to 8 bit or you'll have some nasty surprises when you print. The wonderful tonal range you get with 16 bit only goes as far as a zoomed-in monitor image. Nothing except your computer has any ability to work with higher than 8 bits. But that 16 bit stuff is nice to see on the screen for sure

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