Re: [CinePaint] masks; detail 8 vs. 16+ bits
Frank Peters <[email protected]>
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On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:45:21 +0200 Rob Lingelbach <[email protected]> wrote: > I've posted three images to these locations: > > http://www.colorist.org/images/DSC_1180.tiff > 16-bit TIFF OpenEXR Half Float - Rgb - Wide Gamut D65 > (saved from Cinepaint, no adjustments) > > http://www.colorist.org/images/DSC_1180_gimp.jpg > 8-bit jpg saved from The Gimp, nothing adjusted. > > http://www.colorist.org/images/DSC_1180_lightroom.tiff > 16 bit (?) file saved from Adobe Lightroom, imported from Nikon > camera same as above files. > In lieu of the RAW file I will say that the gimp version definitely shows less fine detail as can be seen especially in the wood grain pattern at the lower right. But that has nothing to do with the bit depth. If you convert the DSC_1180_lightroom.tiff to 8-bit, there is no change in details of the wood grain pattern. The same with the DSC_1180.tiff file. Somehow the gimp image just got softened or "messed up." Frank Peters ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/