Thanks, Brian. It is unfortunately a no-go for me then. You saved me a bit of time.
However as far as I remember, usually first comes out the Linux version and Windows binaries come a bit later. So perhaps you have downloaded some earlier version that does not work in 16 bit color. But now I am on alert and I will monitor GIMP more closely. Thanks. On 10/25/07, Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought I'd give this a try again, so I downloaded and installed the > Windows version. > > It has colour management but not 16 bit colour support (maybe the Linux > version is different?). If I try to load a 16 bit tif, the program complains > and converts to 8 bit. > > Interestingly, if I load a Pentax PEF file via the UFRaw plugin, UF Raw > seemingly passes the converted file to the Gimp without any complaint about > it being 16 bit. But it converts to 8 bit anyway. > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > > Quoting Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > For those of you using Linux, or interested in an alternative to > > Photoshop, version 2.4 of The Gimp was announced today. > > > > It finally added support for 16-bit color (48 bits per pixel) and > > color > > management. Those were two of the main problems with using it for > > > > digital photography. > > > > It still has the same user interface, though. :-( > > > > I haven't downloaded it and tried it yet, I just read the change > > notes > > when I saw the announcement pop up. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Finally - A spam blocker that actually works. > http://www.bluebottle.com/tag/4 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
