That's no longer the case, Canon's IPF5000 printer offers a straight-to-the-printer 16bit workflow.
-Adam On 12/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course once you're printing, they're all eight bit. The only advantage of > 16 bit is in editing. Editing in 16 bit is, of course, impossible in Linux. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Juan Buhler" > > Subject: Re: OT: The modern world confuses me > > > > > > > > >> For those of us who want actual control over their workflow, and > > >> repeatable results from multiple printing options, Linux is Not There > > >> Yet. > > > > > > I do agree with that. Funny that someone who refuses to use a lossy > > > compression format would process his images in an 8-bit program. That > > > point made me smile. > > > > We've tested this at the studio. With the equipment we are using (Noritsu > > digital wet lab), there is little if any visible difference between a print > > made from an 8 bit jpeg and a 16 bit RAW file, presuming that the image > > falls within the range of the jpeg. > > > > William Robb > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
