Re: [APML] Layers

[Alan Voetsch <alanv12952@yahoo.com>]

Hey Carlos,

--- "Carlos Milovic F." <cmilovic@yahoo.es> wrote:
> >Is it OK to convert to 8 bit then back to 16? 
>  
> No!!!! Avoid that! You are lossing a lot of data when reducing the
> bit deph/accuracy. Lets see an example. If you have a 2bits image you
> can see black, white, and two different grays (four levels, 2^2). If
> you convert the image to 1bit, you will see black or white only (2^1,
> two levels). The two gray lavels have been merged with the other two
> levels. If you go back to 2bits, there is no way you can know wich
> black or white level was originally a gray level, so that information
> has been lost, and you will see only black or white too.

Well, this is a big problem then. Why would anybody want to work in
Layers? Also, every time I've gone in and used the brush tool (8 bits),
and then converted back to 16, I have been screwing things up?

Is there a work-around? Obviously many folks here are using layers
without paying a huge price. Possibly, the only option is CS? I
currently use PS7.

Thanks,
Alan





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