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Mike's Software => Qimage => Topic started by: Hening on December 14, 2011, 10:08:10 PM



Title: Qi reduces color bit depth - without warning!
Post by: Hening on December 14, 2011, 10:08:10 PM
Hi
I discover that Qi (Ultimate) has changed the color bit depth in processed images from 16 to 8 !! (Where) can I change this behavior? I can't find anything under Prefs or Color Management. Also searching the Help for "bit depth" returns nothing relevant, nor does searching this forum.
Hening


Title: Re: Qi reduces color bit depth - without warning!
Post by: Terry-M on December 14, 2011, 10:19:09 PM
Hening,
We should stop meeting like this  ;D
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I discover that Qi (Ultimate) has changed the color bit depth in processed images from 16 to 8 !! (Where) can I change this behavior?
Qimage Ultimate is an 8 bit application, mainly due to the fact that Windows prints as 8 bit as I understand it. Mike has written articles about this matter see below.

http://ddisoftware.com/tech/articles/september-2009-digital-photography-reality-check-308/

http://ddisoftware.com/tech/articles/december-2006-hype-or-hero-take-2-16-bit-printers/

Terry