chrishiggy Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hi there, I am working to reduce banding. Damien says to edit in 16bit (I have changed ACR to 16bit), but after I edit in CS6, I change Image -> Mode -> 8bit and save as a jpg. Am I ruining the effects of changing to 16bit by a) changing to 8bit to save, and or b) saving as a jpg. I am also running the noise pattern from Damien's tutorial prior to saving. Any thoughts on this is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystal Felton Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 you have to convert to 8 bit for saving jpegs, and you need jpegs for most web viewing/printing. It will still compress, as that's the nature of jpeg, but working in 16 bit to start will give you more opportunity to remove it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 11 minutes ago, chrishiggy said: I am working to reduce banding. Damien says to edit in 16bit No I don't. Please show me the photo you're working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishiggy Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 "If you need to modify a background in PS, but can’t bear the thought of replacing it completely, then work in 16-bit to be as safe as you can." I need to modify often. I work with newborns on white backdrops and often have to paint and modify. I am trying to create the best RAW image to work from knowing I need to modify. I don't have an image in particular as you're requesting, I am asking in 'general', what is the best way to shoot and edit (to minimize banding). Then back to my 16bit changing to 8bit question. Does changing it to save as jpg negate the benefits of 16bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 PLEASE show me a photo. 2 minutes ago, chrishiggy said: back to my 16bit changing to 8bit question. Does changing it to save as jpg negate the benefits of 16bit? http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/02/16-bit-to-8-bit.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishiggy Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Again, it is not image specific that I am referring to. It is concept. Setting myself up for success. This image is one I shot recently and really noticed the banding on. It is 8bit, though. I am not at my studio at the moment to show you one of my images from yesterday that I changed to 16bit in ACR before editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Success is not achieved by halving your computer power. May I see the SOOR of that photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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