... application you use to process your RAW files) as 16 bits. In the last three or four chapters of the book, you may have to switch to 8 bit. However, in the meantime, you want to maintain as much data ... it's Chapter 6. Nondestructive Overall Adjustments The workflow organization of this book is about maintaining nondestructive editing in as many ways as possible for as long as possible. ... you can't do these things in any order you like. On the other hand, the whole point of this book is to discipline you to sequence your work so you'll never have to recreate any more...