Re: Linear-light RAW 12bit vs R'G'B' 8bit: how much better is it really?
Re: Linear-light RAW 12bit vs R'G'B' 8bit: how much better is it really?
- Subject: Re: Linear-light RAW 12bit vs R'G'B' 8bit: how much better is it really?
- From: Andrew Rodney <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:17:16 -0600
- Thread-topic: Linear-light RAW 12bit vs R'G'B' 8bit: how much better is it really?
On 7/23/07 2:10 PM, "Klaus Karcher" wrote:
> Every additional bit doubles the precision: 1 bit gives you two steps, 2
> bits 4 steps, 3 bits 8 steps, ... 12 bits are twice as precise than 11
> (4096 instead of 2048 steps per chanel)
Ah thanks for addressing the bit depth, I was only looking at the question
with respect to linear versus gamma corrected images. Yes, more levels have
useful properties when the idea is to send the best 8bits to an output
device.
More here:
http://staging.digitalphotopro.com/tech/the-bit-depth-decision.html
Andrew Rodney
http://www.digitaldog.net/
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