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c h a p t e r 1: THINKING DIGITALLY ■
25 6 possible tonal values, each pixel has 16.7 million (25 6 × 25 6 × 25 6) possible color
values, as shown ... Colors per Component Possible Colors per Pixel
8 bits JPEG 25 6 16.7 million
12 bits RAW 4,096 68.7 billion
16 bits PSD, TIFF 65,536 28 1 trillion
Now, 16 million color choices may seem...