16 Bit Versus 8 Bit Mode
Photographer Chris Alvanas demonstrates the best way to maintain your image adjustments when working between 16bit and 8bit modes.
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Comment by William L. (Frank) Collins | March 12, 2008 @ 5:03 pm
Excellent tutorial, bit conversion without losing the integrity
Comment by Elayidom | March 16, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
Why would you even convert to 8 bit?
Save file size?
Doesn’t converting to a smart object retain large file size?Just wondering, I’m a noob in this arena.
Comment by Mr. A | March 20, 2008 @ 5:07 am
William- Save as a PDF
Comment by Mrs. | April 13, 2008 @ 8:08 pm
use less …..
Comment by Gunpreet Singh | June 15, 2008 @ 2:01 am
i think my eyes are spoilt because i can’t see any difference between the 8bit and 16bit!
Comment by Paul | December 1, 2008 @ 10:06 pm
[...] of your question, and how to work with them – http://www.earthboundlight.com/photo…ifference.html http://www.layersmagazine.com/16-bit…-bit-mode.html As for the CMYK conversion, it might depend on the preference of the printer or art director [...]
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