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[filmscanners] RE: 16 vs 8bit scans
> > I'm new to scanning, using a Nikon 4000ED on PC. I've been scanning in
> > 14bit mode, doing some cleanup and adjustments, and resaving as 16bit
> > TIFF masters. What I wonder is... how many of you do your adjustments
> > in 16 vs 8bit, and does it matter for final quality either way? Also,
> > would a native 8bit scan using NikonScan be as good as if it had been
> > converted to 8bit in PS7?
>
> Experience shows that eight bits is fine...
Hi Paul,
Please be careful when you claim that. For color, and with your caveats,
that is correct...but for B&W, that is not. Tonal manipulations should not
be done to 8 bit data.
Regards,
Austin
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