Bit depth is the number of bits used to describe the color of a pixel... So
4-bit gives you 16 possible colors for the pixel, 8-bit is 256 color, etc...
Dynamic Range is beyond a simple answer from me, and seems to mean
different things to different people... In scanner adds, it appears to be
a calculation based on the number of useful bits/inch the scanner can
actually read in hardware...
As always, the best place for more info:
www.scantips.com
Steve Wark
At 01:59 PM 1/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi ...
>
>I need some help with terminology.
>
> What is "bit depth" and what's important about it?
> What's "dynamic range" and is more always better?
>- --
>Shel Belinkoff
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