Re: 16-bit Printing
Re: 16-bit Printing
- Subject: Re: 16-bit Printing
- From: Eric Chan <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:15:19 -0800 (PST)
Roy makes a very good point about how many bits are really needed. Even if a printer does have on-board 16-bit processing, that won't necessarily automatically translate into better quality.
An example from the input side is the 14-bit raw files from recent DSLRs. The noise level generally exceeds 4 raw levels, i.e., the bottom 2 bits contain noise. So you can get the same quality raw file if the camera had only written out 12 bits per pixel to the CF/SD card (therefore saving smaller raw files) and letting the raw converter append 2 bits of noise.
If in doubt, test ...
Eric
> And the question is: "if the data is sent to it in a
> high bit depth mode, can the printer process it in a high
> bit depth mode?"
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