Digital BW, The Print

Roy,
It was a 1024 step wedge, and read with an i1.  Exactly the same file
printed.
Admittedly somewhat esoteric, but it satisfied my curiosity that gradient
differences beyond 8-bit are real, and achievable with 1440 printers.

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Roy
Harrington
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 4:19 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Archiving images on DVD?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John Moody"
<moodymz3@...> wrote:
>
> Ginny,
> I guess you just made an argument for saving in 16 bit; so that you can do
> the test without rescanning.  :-)
>
> I can tell you that I see smoother gradations from OPM with 16 bit files
on
> my old 2200.  I can also tell you that I throw out nearly all my BW prints
> every couple months because I'm struggling with the creative side, going
> back to the original files with new hope.
>
> Best regards,
> John Moody
>

Hi John,

I'm curious what your test was to show difference in 16-bit vs 8-bit
printing.
Was it a real image or a test image?  Exactly the same file to start with?
I.e. the only difference is to take the 16 bit file and convert  to 8 bit in
PS
before printing.

My gut feel is very skeptical that a print could show any difference but I'm
interested in any real evidence.

Roy


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