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

[Kevin Brubeck Unhammer <unhammer fsfe org>]

Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre prokoudine gmail com> writes:

> 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.

… which happen when you're editing. By "static image" I meant when
you're just viewing ;)

-Kevin