![]() ![]() What I will have to do is to make the same setting in the PS RAW processor, as I did in LR (ProPhotoRGB), so that the images open with 16bit in PS. I was actually culling images in Bridge, which opens them in the RAW program, which designated them as 8 bit, both in the RAW processor and, subsequently, when opened in PS. It will arrive as 16bit in PS, and I muck about some more.īut I did things differently yesterday, which prompted my question, and the workflow issue. After I am done mucking about there, I have LR send the file to PS. I have it configured, just as you say, with ProPhoto (16 bit). My work flow typically take me to LR first. I am not in front of my photo computer but think I might know the answer, based on your analysis. (Looking forward seeing your (16-bit processed) images.!) If you compare the file size of the (possible) 8 bit images with previous 16-bit images, are there any differences? If not, the files have the same bit depth, and the problem is related to the RAW converter as Richardson describes above. If you make your raw conversion and the image looks good without more editing and you do not plan to need that particular file as a master later, keeping it at 8 bit is certainly fine. The more you push your file after conversion, the more important it is to have 16bit. 16bit is also more useful for black and white, as in 8 bit each pixel is one of 256 shades of gray, but in 16bit it is one of 65,536 shades of gray. You gain a bit of subtlety in those situations, and are less likely to see "stepping", where the color makes a harsh jump between two shades. 16bit makes a difference particularly in terms of better reproducing tonality in smooth color gradations. Lightroom has 16bit ProphotoRGB (well, actually something called Melissa) as their standard. I think adobe as a standard has the files open as 8 bit Adobe RGB. Generally to get the most out of processing with a camera like the S, you want to choose a wider gamut color space like ProPhotoRGB and set it to 16bit. When the camera raw window opens, at the bottom there is a place where you can select the bit rate and color space you want to work in. Much obliged for any insight into this conundrum But there is no sense in creating a file double the size unless it matters. But there is a way to do that 8 to 16 bit conversion in Photoshop. I rather assumed that an image had to be worked in the bit mode it was shot. If not, what would explain this phenomenon.Īnd my second question is whether it makes any sense to convert these 8 bit to 16 bit images in Photoshop before processing. Thus, my first question is whether there is such a setting that may have been activated. Only 16 bit files have come out my camera so far as I know, and I have always taken this for granted without considering this before shooting. I did not see anything in the camera settings that would account for this. And when they opened in the main program, it was the same. I have never experienced this before. Friends, as I began to go through images from a recent trip to Turkey, I discovered, as they opened in the Photoshop RAW processor, that they were identified as in 8 bit. ![]()
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