If 50% is not fully quantifiable in 8-bit calculations, then why do we not see degradation of complete neutrality in the a and b channels in Lab, or why do we not see luminosity changes when layering a 50% gray in any of the overlay modes (Overlay, Soft Light, Hard Light, Vivid Light, and Linear Light)?
Rick Gordon
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On 12/12/07 at 1:10 PM -0700, Richard Wagner wrote in a message entitled
"Re: notches on the L*axis":
>On Dec 12, 2007, at 1:03 PM, email@hidden wrote:
>
>>Klaus Karcher wrote:
>>
>>>I guess it would be hard work (an a substantial expense factor) for
>>>Adobe's support hotline to explain over and over again why one can't get
>>>e.g. 50.0% in 8 Bit files.
>>
>>Yes, it would offer a peek into the dark underbelly of 8-bit calculations.
>
>Marco, I'm not sure it's a "dark underbelly." 50% of 255 is 127.5, therefore with 8-bit data, you can't get *exactly* 50%. 49.8% and 50.2% are the closest you can get...
>
>But perhaps you realized that.
>
>--Rich Wagner
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