What is the Bit Depth of an Image? | Image Bit Depth Explained | 8-Bit vs. 16-Bit

What is the Bit Depth of an Image? In this video, I will explain the difference between editing images in 8-bit and 16-bit.  Since 8-bit already exceeds 16 million colors, why in the world do we need to work in a bit depth that moves us into trillions of colors? Visually, they both look the same, why use the higher resolution?

I want to help your understanding of color bit depth, and deep dive into 8-Bit vs. 16-Bit vs. 32-bit. This tutorial is only a few minutes long, but guarantees you will never work in the 8-bit, bit depth again! Unless you watch until the very end.

This video also covers Tonal Range, which is absolute black to absolute white, with all of the shades of grey in-between. the Bit Depth of an images, highly affects the tonal range of an image. You will see why 16-bit is needed for the best image display. At the 3:48 minute mark, I will give you an example of the HUGE DIFFERENCE between the various Bit Depths.

0:00 8Bit vs. 16Bit | What is Tonal Range and Bit Depth?
0:55 Tonal Range
1:19 Bit Depth
3:48 8-Bit vs.16-Bit - Mind Blowing Example
5:51 Real World Examples
9:41 The 16-Bit Superiority Complex
11:28 Finance on a Budget

Part 1: The 300 DPI Myth - DPI, PPI and LPI
https://youtu.be/rQtwWSaaEUU

Part 2: Bit Depth and Tonal Range
https://youtu.be/Bpu7_n6rkY4

Part 3: Resolution
https://youtu.be/mnO_GpqUBII

Part 4: Color Modes and Color Profiles
https://youtu.be/2RbIBv_1Wfg

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