A Shocking Reason to Work in 16-Bit! - Photoshop Tips

The Biggest Reason Why You Should Work in 16-Bit Vs. 8-Bit in Photoshop! Learn the differences between the two modes and the reason behind them.
In this tutorial, I'm going to share with live demonstrations as to when and why using either 16-bit or 8-bit in Photoshop! I hope this tutorial helps you. Thank you so much for watching :)
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[@ksan7999]

You're honestly the best educator on youtube!

[@jimbolic0809]

I agree. And it helps that his voice is also very pleasant.

[@Cola-42]

I've encountered those color artifacts countless times and I never found a way to solve it until now. So a big "thank you" from the heart.

[@marjoriebull652]

OMG! I have images in 8 bits with horrible banding that I've kept for years just because I love them anyway, but of course I couldn't sell them or show them to anyone, just had to keep them private for my own enjoyment. Now with this information, I should be able to go back and rescue them and share them with the world. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@armansheikh6659]

I was always confused about 8/16 bit. this tutorial broke down everything for me. thanks a lot brother!

[@valeriemcdowall1873]

Thanks for all your useful videos

[@mikebaginy8731]

Thanks, a great explanation!
I wish I had known about this some 15 years ago when I made the switch to digital photography.

[@NicolasRao]

Me too. I switched late only in 2006, oh yes, that's 14 years ago, gosh time flies.

[@sevenguan1279]

This video just save my life!!!! Thank you!!

[@sanondroid2581]

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[@NicolasRao]

Excellent explanation, I was always working in 16 bit in Prophoto color space and then saving as Jpeg or for the web but found I had to make color adjustments again as the color saturation was lost in both methods of saving. I have not used the export command at all, did use flatten but did not save the 16-bit copy yet another blunder. This double work has had me thinking where do I find the right way. Thank you, that tutorial was perfect. I am not a pro but take pride in my work. I have been in photography and was an expert in film. Digital still gives me a few hiccups. Guess this will take one of those big ones away. Thank you Unmesh, its always so clearly explained by you. Thank you.

[@rampaikra3886]

Thanks

[@Kalm15]

Knowing how to induce this banding in images could be very useful if you are into block shading in terms of digital art. Such a multifaceted tip.

[@sabinbhujel3938]

thank you

[@GuilhermeTB1]

Incredibly useful tip

[@FelipeMascarenhas]

Youre freaking awesome, man. Your tips are lifesavers and make such a huge difference while working with photoshop. Thanks a lot!

[@shareitboi]

Very nice, already used this technique since 90's on editing videos/3d animations, and we call these artifacts as "color banding". Until now I have seen many edited photos/videos getting this problem. Thank you for this Unmesh.

[@ll_spud]

Thanks for this tutorial. Ive spent many hours cursing and trying to fix this exact issue. The funny thing is it normally only happens when I have a BLACK background. Your solution is alot quicker and easier than my work around. Lol.

[@boplittlejohn]

You PIXimperfect are really golden!

[@bala1000mina]

Thanks a lot Unmesh! Very helpful!

[@insanebmxthomas]

Awesome, i was just watching some of your older videos on banding. I'm working on a very purple-pink-orange-ish image of palm trees and a sunset. Lots of curves/color manipulation though, so this will surely come handy. Unmesh you're a pro. A master!

[@glenboid]

Brilliant and very clear tutorial!

[@ohneweil2644]

love your tutorials, thanks!

[@mumintaha7883]

That was amazing, Thank you for sharing all this.

[@carlosamiljour]

You are my favorite go to for anything Photoshop! Thank you so much for all this free gold content 🙌

[@hgleonardo]

Great man! Congratulations for the work. Thank you very much.

[@Xiox321]

So I'm guessing 32-Bit opens a new dimension or something.

[@GamersShield]

hahahahahaha

[@ksan7999]

lmao right!

[@a1moments698]

We've heard that it gets Psy jealous going into that sort of territory..

[@Belgrythaz]

It's really cool creating an HDR image by combining several exposures and working with it as a 32-bit image. The freedom to manipulate the brightness is insane.

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prolly Mortal Kombat Realm

[@PointTV_org]

Thank you man, you are the best!

[@EkeiShao]

Great video as always ! Awesome, thank you

[@latifkhalifa7469]

Thank you Very much sir

[@ashokbajracharya4206]

Thanks for sharing your tutorial.

[@ederperez2884]

Your video is so crispy! Love it thank you

[@devanois]

Thank you for your tips

[@Oragani]

Amazing video, love the channel!

[@wormtea]

you just saved my whole work omg, i wish i had seen this before :( you're truly amazing

[@korinakassianou8496]

Very good explanation right to the point. Thank you!

[@OrangeScuba]

fyi, you can fix the inaccurate preview of 18 bit by going into PS settings / performance and changing the Cache Levels.

[@NicolasRao]

Changing the cache levels to more or ??

[@Old_Man_Jay]

@@NicolasRao more

[@مرتضىصبري-ب4ج]

I love the way when you explain

[@helloitsmeterrykelly1944]

Excellent! Thank you again for another great video

[@sundar003]

Super. Thanks.

[@jeanpaulalmeida]

Very nice tip. Thank YOU! :)

[@blackbox6841]

Thanks a lot

[@lordhobbit8200]

this guy really helps me about bit world😆🙏✨ Thanks unmesh!

[@kvnc5901]

wow..helped me a lot. Thank you for making this video.

[@rahannn]

Great photo, impressive lighting

[@QUISTTPHOTOSHOP]

Amazing tutorial, such a great teacher.

[@anjanikumarcpr]

Nice tips

[@simonbolzdotcom]

I know this from experience when I use frequency separation it happens in skies sometimes. 16bit helps.

[@HR-wd6cw]

I know this is an older video but I was under the impression (and taught) to work with the highest level of detail (so in this case it would be 16-bit if we're talking about bit depth) and take your "losses" as you go (ie. when exporting or performing tasks that can only be done in 8-bit). Same for color spaces (although with color spaces, particularly with Adobe RGB and say ProPhoto RGB) the changes may be more minimal, but when you go to say an even smaller color space such as sRGB, you may see some color shifts and blends /merging due to the smaller color space.

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I love you man...you tutoring exceptional

[@HorsPistes]

Amazing ! This guy is photoshop master 😎

[@amandarainy]

your the best teacher !

[@Stonefactor]

Great video, thank you.

great information bro. tks

[@TheAbirRoy]

Your tutorial is awesome

[@chalieventsphotography1960]

Man you are a blessing thank you

[@AnufriiPechenkin]

Thank you! You're the best!

[@tanaeatlee7989]

I know this video was uploaded a long time ago, I still wanted to say "Thank you!"

[@guillermoromeroromero2954]

Excelente,gracias por compartir

[@adrianvanleeuwen]

Awesome reason to use 16 bit. I can now hopefully get rid of my banding issues when lifting up dark shadows from D750 when lightening too much it shows banding. This should work with 16 bit. Thanks..

[@chinochang22]

Thanks! it was what i needed

[@wishalkumar]

legend says " even in his real life unmesh uses Photoshop curves to darken his hair and refine edge to groom his beautiful beard "

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I'm a very big fan of you.

[@giovannihallone]

thank you!

[@aliallah2279]

thanks for your great videos

[@gidesp1]

Merci.

[@frasmix]

Even Photoshop 2020 can't handle your significant details and it's lagging 😂😉 great job bro

[@hackernet7553]

Thank you so much sir🙏❤️

[@Watkinsss]

Unmesh, your videos are so clear and informative - they always help me learn!
I have a question with this, I hope you can answer as you are the Photoshop Guru...
As an alternative to saving a 16-bit copy and proceeding to merge all layers down for 8-bit etc... could highlight everything and make it a smart object, then switch back to 8-bit. This keeps the smart object file at 16-bit with all adjustments in place, and the original file is now back to 8-bit.
It makes sense in my mind, but not sure if there's a reason this wouldn't work. Thanks!

[@meena_s_Blogs.]

Wow! Such a useful one

[@BengsyGames]

thx for explanation. It helped me in my work :))

[@stanleyiwejuo]

Hey Unmesh, is there really any diff between "save as jpeg" and "export to jpeg"?

[@mason7031]

I prefer exporting because you get much more control over the images

[@neelamkazimproduction3692]

Mason i have always used as save as.. jpeg

[@deBurrows]

I found out "Export" reduces the resolution's ppp without asking, so not good for printing.

[@NicolasRao]

I was intending to find that out myself. Guess getting the right answer would be nice. I found there was the color loss in save as command to 8 bit .jpg or .png

[@neelamkazimproduction3692]

Dr. Nicolas Rao wow thats nice

[@animation_skillmovie]

thank you, well done

[@racingheartentertainment1835]

This is so helpful! It seems there should be a way to export 8-bit images from a 16-bit file directly. Strange that there isn't...

[@racingheartentertainment1835]

@yourleftnut1 Thanks!

[@diba4645]

Amazing

[@JADHAVPHOTOGRAPHY_Udgir]

Nice trick

[@kameronkrudyard]

What is the defiant of
Export - jpeg
And
Save as - jpeg

[@TheZikkyOne]

When you export image you can change its size in pixels, you can export more artboards at once etc.

[@kamaljitphotography]

Same question❓

[@kameronkrudyard]

@@TheZikkyOne ohh.. thank you very much

[@TheZikkyOne]

@@kameronkrudyard You are welcome

[@tomfull6637]

Kameron K Rudyard ..also worth mentioning is that “save as” returns the edited photo (as a copy) into LR (if you opened edit in PS from within LR)..

[@ProfessionalCreative]

nice

[@hi-fl6py]

Usefull information.

[@jonyikbal]

helpful

[@krish7267]

Same workflow..👍👍

[@byron6002]

Bravo ragazzo!! Anch'io faccio sempre così da 16bit esporto in 8 bit. Io sono un fotografo di moda e ora non ho voglia di scrivere in inglese!!

[@trendingtopics5492]

Make a video of Most basic features of 2020 Photoshop.....not newly added.....but including the older ones

[@saramunir9153]

kindly make tutorial on how to remove backlight flare

[@drubber007]

You are much better off using 16 bit for printing. Especially on certain tones such as graduations of colour on a sunset for example. On a 8bit you are far more likely to result in banding.

[@bloop1141]

I am using 16 bit for printing my magazine would it be nice,?

[@thomasye1986]

but the file wil large

[@phiksngi2890]

I see Unmesh, I hit Like😁👍

[@iamnotpablo]

Thanks family...

[@gangedup1]

BRAVO!!!

[@Alvaro1Puentes]

That's a really clean image, what camera/lens was that shot on?

[@ajaxrodriguez8956]

Thank you, Unmesh! Banding looks ugly! You showed a trick to clean it up easily!

[@orenji6616]

I like how every comment on Unmesh's videos are always kind and wholesome.

[@ibessf]

My monitor has 8 bits.
In photoshop i always work in 16 bit.
Does my monitor show me am 8 bit image so should i use another monitor? It was a pretty expensive laptop (hpspectrex360).
Yesterday i found out the monitor has 8 bits and now i am confused if it makes sense to work in 16 bits in photoshop please help somebody!

[@ahankiransullia3301]

You're the man.......❤

[@2wenty6thstreet]

Savior 🥺❤️

[@kamaljitphotography]

Hi sir, what difference between save as or export ? Please make a video

[@SkSafowan]

Awesome

[@ivanebluee197]

You're Amazing

[@sanders339]

you are a god, ty.

[@SwissplWatches]

exceptional!

[@narendrachukka8886]

Please upload for best wedding photo filters..

[@Hi-Sahariya]

Helpful

[@taimuralix]

How about keeping the document in 16bit and checking 8bit in the export settings?