Re: [Gimp-user] 8 bit vs. 16 or more bit

[Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com>]

On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Kevin Brubeck Unhammer wrote:

> > > photographer moving from prosumer to professional (hopefully), I am
> > > wondering about the quality differences between gimp and photoshop,
> > > especially in the bit rate area.
> >
> > Photoshop wins right now
>
> But Darktable (http://darktable.sf.net/) runs on Mac, right?

1. Not the up to date version.
2. You don't get local editing.

> If you're producing for screen/web at least, 8 bit vs 16 bit doesn't
> matter for a static image in itself

Oh, it does matter :) It's not about viewing, it's about rounding errors.

Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org