I've had success with 16bpp greyscale tiffs (heightmaps mostly) but generally I use exr if I'm going above 8bpp, just a much more predictable format when extra depth is required.
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Steven Caron <car...@gmail.com> wrote: > no compression... i am converting them to an optimal rendering format for > arnold during publish. in the mean time when developing an asset this is > what my typical settings are when saving from PS. > > compression = none > pixel order = interleaved > byte order = ibm pc > save image pyramid = off > layer compression = discard layers and save a copy > > s > > > > On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Raffaele Fragapane > <raffsxsil...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> Any sort of compression per chance? >> Not too sure about 16bit, but most compression schemes have been a flat >> no-go for me before when it comes to tifs and PS. >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Steven Caron <car...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> hey gang >>> >>> am i right on this? i am trying to see a 16bit tif file inside softimage >>> without luck. >>> >>> steven >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it >> and let them flee like the dogs they are! >> >