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[filmscanners] RE: 8 bit versus 16
> From: Bob Frost
>
> I've tended to use the 16bit (14?) output from my Nikon 4000 scanner and
> stay in 16bit (because the maths argument sounds OK, and Bruce
> Fraser seems
> to be in favour of 16bit). However, I'm just trying out a Minolta
> 5400, and
> the 16bit files are 233 MB! I might just accept your argument and
> reduce the
> size of my files back to about 100MB by converting to 8bit.
You might also consider a JPEG2000 plug-in, because it can do 16-bit
compression. I get 5X-10X with no visible artifacts. LuraWave's is very
good.
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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@ix.netcom.com
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