On 13 Oct 2005 at 7:29, Cory Papenfuss wrote: > This kind of editing is exactly what RAW is for, so I hope the > photo you have is such... Did it come from a digital cam, or scanned? > > I would suggest a wide gamut RGB with at least 16 bpp, > non-gamma-corrected (i.e. linear)... whether it be RAW or scanned.
Save all my files in ProPhoto CS at 16 bpp and I make all my major gamma, contrast and colour corrections at the point of scanning or in my RAW convertor, then there is no need to worry. If you are editing so heavily that visible errors occur then the original source file couldn't be too good. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
