Peter

Does that allow for converting any RAW file to DNG? Even if CS2 does not support that camera’s RAW format?

Or do I misunderstand what DNG converter does? Peter http://www.peterkburian.com

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PRINTING: For all practical purposes, the real world difference between 8-bit per channel and 16-bit per channel printing is non-existent. You simply can’t see a difference between the two prints. **The option to print 16-bit data is only available with a handful of printers***, using either Photoshop CS4 or Lightroom 2, and only on the Macintosh platform (for now). The benefit is incredibly minimal, and in most cases you would not be able to see any
difference.

The benefit would really only be in very smooth gradations, which can be maintained better with 16-bit printing (you’ll likely see slightly more banding in those gradations with 8-bit printing).
If you’re working with a 16-bit per channel workflow (which I do highly recommend) and you happen to have a printer and the necessary software configuration to enable 16-bit per channel printing, I would certainly enable it just to provide every possible advantage in terms of print quality.

But I certainly wouldn’t buy a new printer, switch platforms, or buy new software for the sole purpose of enabling 16-bit printing, because there simply isn’t a significant benefit. Most people would never know the difference with most images.

………. 16-bit per channel mode ……………… Upon export you would need to decide whether it was necessary to have the images in 16-bit per channel mode. If you are exporting the images for purposes of creating some form of output (printed or online display, for
example), there’s no need to export the images in 16-bit per channel mode.

If you’ll be making further adjustments to the images using Photoshop or another
tool, then I recommend exporting as 16-bit per channel.

The bottom line is that 16-bit per channel can offer a benefit in terms of quality for your images, and I highly encourage its use. Just keep in mind that just because 16-bit per channel is certainly helpful when optimizing your images doesn’t mean it will be helpful at later stages of your workflow.

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