There’s a reason the sRGB colorspace is limited to 8-bit; it’s so small 16-bit is irrelevant. Adobe RGB is a better example; 8-bit is mostly okay, but you can run out of tones near the edges, so 16-bit (or even 10 or 12) is welcome. We got Profoto RGB because it was huge and virtually every digital device’s color limits fit inside it with room to spare, so it was convenient for mapping all these different devices to each other. That is until we got printers that could print into the neons… Now we have P3, which is probably the best compromise to date. Regardless, highly saturated edge colors are where all the bits you can bring to the party can, do and will help. But to be clear, these are mostly colors that don’t really exist in nature, most are chemistry-based pigment creations by humans. But if you want to accurately replicate them digitally, then 16-bit capture is going to be your friend.
Apr 24, 2025 at 08:31 AM
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