Re: Re: Lith film

Mark,

I saw the prints with my own eyes and can vouch for what Sam said.
There is a big, big difference between the printed 8-bit and 16-bit
gradients.

Sandy

>Mark,
>
>Pardon me, but if the Epson driver converts the 16 bit file to 8 bit
>on the fly, the result is certainly
>different.
>
>I just showed Sandy my tests and he can vouch for me: I created a
>gradiant in 2 separate files, one
>8 bit and the other 16. Then I made the same curve adjustments on
>both and printed them on
>Pictorico with same settings. The 8 bit file showed posterization
>while the 16 bit file did not - it's
>smooth.
>
>So there is a definite advantage of using 16 bit throughout.
>
>Sam Wang
>PS: Mark, you know how long I waited to be able to find something
>worth saying that you don't
>already know!?
>
>>
>> From: Ender100@aol.com
>> Date: 2003/12/11 Thu PM 04:59:52 EST
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: Lith film
>>
>> Clay,
>>
>> Photoshop 7 and the new Photoshop CS (8.0) both allow printing of 16 bit
>> files without first converting them to 8 bit files.
>>Unfortunately, they are
>> converted to 8 bit on the fly by the Epson Driver. I have not
>>yet come across
>> any output device that will render more than 8 bit files?if anyone out there
>> knows of one, I would love to hear about it. RIPS also work in 8 bit mode.
>>
>> Photoshop CS is great for working with 16 bit files. This version is, I
>> think, a must for photographers. They have added features that
>>photographers
>> will enjoy instead of adding more features for doing Web type things.
>>
>> Mark Nelson
Received on Thu Dec 11 17:25:31 2003