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RAW bit-depth linked to the 8-bit vs. 16-bit TIF comparison?
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<blockquote data-quote="WhiteLight" data-source="post: 108651" data-attributes="member: 9556"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">Quite simple</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">A 16 bit TIFF stores more information than an 8 bit- hence the larger file size.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'">The difference in quality is invisible to the naked eye when shot as there are minute changes in the images, for example tonal gradations are much smoother in a 16 bit as opposed to an 8 bit.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">In a 8 bit image, there are 256 bands of information/channel from black to white.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">In 12 bit, there are 4,096 bands</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">In 16 bit, there are 65,536 bands of info/channel</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">As you edit your file, you start loosing bits of info from each band.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">so more number of bands you have, more accurate is the correction</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">This is the technical aspect of it, though definitely they have no real change on your images that can be seen with the human eye, be it on the screen, print or maybe even a medium sized billboard.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">So, save some space & shoot 8 bit unless you are looking for perfection in every pixel of your image <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'"><span style="color: #333333">Besides, all output devices are 24 bit which is ideally 8 bit/channel for RGB, so it;s best to output a complete 8 bit image</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WhiteLight, post: 108651, member: 9556"] [SIZE=3][FONT=times new roman]Quite simple A 16 bit TIFF stores more information than an 8 bit- hence the larger file size. The difference in quality is invisible to the naked eye when shot as there are minute changes in the images, for example tonal gradations are much smoother in a 16 bit as opposed to an 8 bit. [COLOR=#333333]In a 8 bit image, there are 256 bands of information/channel from black to white. In 12 bit, there are 4,096 bands In 16 bit, there are 65,536 bands of info/channel As you edit your file, you start loosing bits of info from each band. so more number of bands you have, more accurate is the correction This is the technical aspect of it, though definitely they have no real change on your images that can be seen with the human eye, be it on the screen, print or maybe even a medium sized billboard. So, save some space & shoot 8 bit unless you are looking for perfection in every pixel of your image :) Besides, all output devices are 24 bit which is ideally 8 bit/channel for RGB, so it;s best to output a complete 8 bit image[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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