Using filters in CS for 16 bit version???

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Christian_M._Holes
Nov 14, 2003
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why won’t the filters work when using 16 bit color as opposed to the filters working when using 8 bit color? does anybody know what I am talking about? it deals with the options when you first create a new document?
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Colin_Walls
Nov 14, 2003
In PS there are a limited number of things you can do with 16 bit mode images. With PS CS this limitation was eased [compared with PS 7], but not removed. I believe some filters work, but not all.
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Christian_M._Holes
Nov 14, 2003
Thanks I thought something was wrong… What is the difference, in short, between 8 bit and 16 bit?
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Colin_Walls
Nov 14, 2003
The difference is 8 bits, of course. :-))

With 16 bit you have a much greater range of levels to work with. An image that might end up saturated by black or white in 8 bit may still be manipulated in 16 bit. At some point you need to convert to 8 bit, if only for printing.

I am sure other posters will be able to give you more input.
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Chris_Cox
Nov 15, 2003
Not all of the filters work in 16 bit/channel mode yet. It takes time to rewrite them.

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