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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 194341" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I know at this point you're on board and totes excited about shooting in RAW, but allow me to continue the drumbeat for just a moment longer. </p><p></p><p>JPG's are limited not only in <em>resolution</em>, but also in their ability to render <em>color</em>. How limited, I hear you asking... </p><p></p><p>Well, an 8-bit JPG file can render 16.7 million colors. That sounds like a lot until you realize a 12-bit RAW file can render 68.7 billion colors or, to put it another way... Well over <em>four-thousand times</em> as many colors as a JPG image. </p><p></p><p>Now, some people will scream bloody hell about how the human eye can only distinguish between a few million shades of color so why all this noise about being able to work with 68 billion? And the short answer is, <em>gradients</em>. And you bet your sweet patoot that's important stuff when you open Photoshop or Lightroom or what have you to edit your photos. I'm going to suggest you read this article from one of my favorite places on the web to learn about post processing: Photoshop Essentials (dot) com. It's a slightly dry read and don't worry if you don't actually have Photoshop, the article discusses color, and color depth as it relates to digital photography. Iimportant stuff you owe it to yourself to have an understanding of.</p><p></p><p>Read Me: <a href="http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/" target="_blank">The Benefits of Working With 16-Bit Images in Photoshop</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">.....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 194341, member: 13090"] I know at this point you're on board and totes excited about shooting in RAW, but allow me to continue the drumbeat for just a moment longer. JPG's are limited not only in [I]resolution[/I], but also in their ability to render [I]color[/I]. How limited, I hear you asking... Well, an 8-bit JPG file can render 16.7 million colors. That sounds like a lot until you realize a 12-bit RAW file can render 68.7 billion colors or, to put it another way... Well over [I]four-thousand times[/I] as many colors as a JPG image. Now, some people will scream bloody hell about how the human eye can only distinguish between a few million shades of color so why all this noise about being able to work with 68 billion? And the short answer is, [I]gradients[/I]. And you bet your sweet patoot that's important stuff when you open Photoshop or Lightroom or what have you to edit your photos. I'm going to suggest you read this article from one of my favorite places on the web to learn about post processing: Photoshop Essentials (dot) com. It's a slightly dry read and don't worry if you don't actually have Photoshop, the article discusses color, and color depth as it relates to digital photography. Iimportant stuff you owe it to yourself to have an understanding of. Read Me: [url=http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/]The Benefits of Working With 16-Bit Images in Photoshop[/url] [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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