I have a question as result of the 'Color Profiles for Scanners' thread. >From that thread I got the feeling that it isn't the best approach to have a low (8-bit) image file with a large gamut space. You use a small part of the possible 256^3 values in which a pixel can be RGB-coded, which is either visible as a narrow histogram or considerable combing . Articles from Bruce Fraser also seemed to suggest that. What I have done however, until recently, is make a lot of high-bit scans of color negative film, let vuescan code them in ProPhotoRGB, do my color adjustments and convert to 8-bit files for archiving. My priorities were: 1 archiving, 2 monitor viewing, 3 web use, 4 printing. I think now the approach taken was wrong for my priorities. * I should either have converted to a smaller gamut space just before converting to 8-bit, or * should never have edited in ProPhotoRGB but in a smaller gamut color space or * should have archived the 16-bit files instead (I am reluctant to do this, I have a little crowded home) Does anyone care to say something about the pros and cons of the three approaches? Thank you in advance, even for reading this far, Jerry Oostrom
