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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[ksan]

You're honestly the best educator on youtube!

[Cola-]

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.

[Xiox]

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

[marjoriebull]

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!!!

[sevenguan]

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

[mikebaginy]

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

[craigdick]

This will save me so much time! I do a lot of heavy colour and curve adjustments - and get banding a fair amount. You're a life saver!

[armansheikh]

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

[wishalkumar]

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

[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.

[sanondroid]

Your every video is packed with in depth information... no lazy moments...👌🏻👌🏻

[OrangeScuba]

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

[Kalm]

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.

[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.

[mumintaha]

That was amazing, Thank you for sharing all this.

[tanaeatlee]

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

[dumbsathanass]

dude you're a maniac w/ this stuff. Incredible

[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.

[FelipeMascarenhas]

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

[HR-wdcw]

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.