Epson Photo Plus - PhotoPlus Color Photo Scanner User's Guide download pdf (Page 136)

124 Painting and Drawing

At some point, you may have no need to work at a high level of detail (16

Bits/channel). In converting to 8-bit mode, you may want to opt for smaller file

sizes or take advantage of PhotoPlus's range of special filter effects.

To switch from 16-bits/channel to 8-bits/channel working:

From the Image menu, select Color Mode, and pick an 8-bits/channel

option from the submenu.

Like most 16-bit photo editing programs, the choice of filter effects

available is limited while in a 16-bits/channel mode.

There's no real benefit in converting 8 bit images to 16 bit as you don't

gain any additional image data.

To check which mode is currently set, the Title bar shows the mode after

the file name, e.g. CRW_4832.CRW @ 20%,3088 x 2056, RGB 16

Bits/Channel.

Choosing colors

Foreground and background colors

At any given time, PhotoPlus allows

you to work with just two colors—a

foreground color and a background

color. These are always visible as two

swatches on the Color tab indicated

opposite (ringed).

The foreground color is set to green

(RGB 63:173:73) and the

background color to black.

The Color tab makes it possible to set the working color model before color

selection: RGB (Red, Green, Blue); CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black); HSL

sliders (Hue, Saturation, Lightness); HSL Color Wheel; HSL Color Box; or

Grayscale. models

To set the mode:

Choose an option from the drop-down list.

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