> > > I > > > suppose that the white point is converted from step 2^12 in > the 12 bits > > > scale to 2^16 in the 16 bit scale and the intermediary steps are just > > > interpolated (without any gain in the image quality). Am I right? > > > > Sorry, you're not right. I believe the 12 bit data is raw data with no > > setpoints at all...those have to be manually set in PS. The 12 > > data will be > > high bit justified in the 16 bit word, and no intermediate > values will be > > "interpolated" and there will be gaps between valid data points. > > These gaps are not relevant. > > I think you're both right, but said it different ways. IOW, 4096 values > in 12bits become 4096 values in 16bits, but '4095' is scaled to > '65535' and > all other values scaled accordingly. Naturally, this would leave gaps.
Yes, it does leave gaps...which is not what the original post says, it says, and I quote, "the intermediary steps are just interpolated", which they are not. We did not say the same thing.