Questions tagged “bit depth”

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Is 12-bit-per-channel a sensible archival compromise for scanned 35mm negatives?

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1y ago

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How does a camera convert 12/14-bit RAW sensor data into 8-bit JPEG?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

4y ago

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Why does a 16-bit VueScan DNG open as 8-bit in Photoshop?

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4y ago

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How do I work in 16-bit color in GIMP, and can I save 10-bit files?

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4y ago

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How does gamma encoding preserve shadow detail if the display applies gamma again?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

5y ago

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How do color space, display gamut, and bit depth relate?

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5y ago

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Does 8-bit pixel depth limit a raw image to 8 EV of dynamic range?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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Does an 8-bit wide-gamut monitor show more banding when viewing sRGB images?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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How do pixel values relate to dynamic range and exposure stops?

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6y ago

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Why does Photoshop Curves still show 0–255 values when editing a 16-bit image?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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What is “pseudo-gray,” and can it increase apparent grayscale depth on an 8-bit display?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

6y ago

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Does Photoshop really process 16-bit images as 15-bit internally?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

7y ago

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Does increasing image resolution also increase bit depth?

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7y ago

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What is the technique called when you reduce a photo to fewer color levels or colors?

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8y ago

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Should I scan old photo prints at 24-bit or 48-bit color?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Why are image formats different if an image is just pixel values?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

8y ago

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Why doesn’t converting a 32-bit PNG to 8-bit make the file one quarter the size?

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8y ago

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Why do two 128×128 PNGs have very different file sizes, and how can I make one smaller?

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8y ago

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Why does a 16-bit TIFF/PSD from RAW lose highlight recovery compared with the original RAW?

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8y ago

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How does DCI-P3 relate to color depth, and can an 8-bit display support it?

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Photography Stack Exchange contributor

9y ago

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