Elements 4 only allows a subset of functions and filters in 16bit per channel mode. CS2 allows a much larger set, with only a subset restricted to 8bit mode.
The strategy to go with if you want to continue using Elements is to do the large transformational edits (levels, curves, sharpening, colorspace, etc) in 16 bit, then convert to 8bit for final editing. Godfrey On Sep 11, 2006, at 9:20 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > Had a couple scans done awhile back that turned out to be 16-bit. As a > result, I found the Elements 4 tool bar largely unusable. > Is there a way around this short of converting to 8-bit? > Certainly must not be the case with CS2.(?) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net