Photo16-bit photo editing
Keep more precision in your photo workflow.
Higher bit depth gives supported editing operations more tonal precision to work with. PhotoBlaze includes native 16-bit photo workflows, with output choices for retaining that precision.
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Start with a suitable source
Open a supported 16-bit image and check the document's color-depth indicator. A file extension alone does not tell you its bit depth: PNG and TIFF files can contain different kinds of image data.
Moving an 8-bit image into a higher-depth workflow does not recover detail already lost in its source. Keep the original photo or camera RAW file for future processing.
Edit and inspect
Use supported native-depth adjustments and inspect gradients, shadows and highlights as you work. A browser display preview is not a direct representation of every stored channel value. Color profiles and display capabilities also affect appearance.
Tool support varies by document mode. Review any conversion warning before applying an operation, and compare the result at useful zoom levels. Large native-depth documents need more memory than comparable 8-bit artwork.
Choose an output that retains precision
Use supported 16-bit PNG or TIFF output for a flattened photo, or save a PSD when supported editable structure is needed. JPEG is a delivery format, not a way to preserve a native 16-bit working document.
Check output dimensions and color-profile settings. Reopen a representative export before processing a full batch. See the format reference for distinctions between native-depth output, linear DNG and headerless RAW data.
Keep a dependable working copy
PhotoBlaze's browser recovery preserves native source data in completed checkpoints. Browser storage can be cleared or evicted, so save a PSD or appropriate photo file separately. Recovery cannot guarantee preservation of changes made after the last completed checkpoint.
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