Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >> If you don't agree with this consider the fact that *all* > images output to > >> consumer printers are reduced to 8 bits before being printed. > > > > GRAYSCALE images, yes...but color images are 8 bits/color...and > there are > > three colors per pixel, so color is actually 24 > bits/pixel...which is why > > you can manipulate color images in an "8 bit space" without > getting into any > > trouble...and grayscale in 8 bits is far more "sensitive". > > Correct, but we are used to talking about '8 bit color images' I think. Johnny? Did you miss some sleep? What do you mean by '8 bit color images'? It's 24 bit color (3 colors times 8 bits/color)... You could say '8 bitS per color images' and that would make more sense... Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html