Re: [Gimp-user] gimp 2.8 precision

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On 17-06-2012 20:33, Leonard Evens wrote:
> I can't figure out what is going on with bit depth (precision) in gimp
> 2.8.
> I read in a .png file which had 16 bit precision, but when I exported it
> to a .png file under a different name I got a file with 8 bit precision.
> It used to be true that when gimp read in a 16 bit file, it issued a
> warning that it was converting it to 8 bit precision.
>
> Is higher precision just awaiting another version of gimp?
>    
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list/2012-May/msg00136.html