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1996.12.05 07:48 "(more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Claire Rossignol

1996.12.05 15:08 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Christian Soeller

1996.12.05 17:57 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Daniel Mccoy

1996.12.05 20:58 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by <cristy@mystic.es.dupont.com>

1996.12.05 21:17 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Adam Jenkins

1996.12.06 00:13 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Sam Leffler

1996.12.05 21:24 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Jason D Kahn

1996.12.05 22:35 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by Ed Grissom

1996.12.05 20:58 "Re: (more than 8 bits) TIFF images", by <cristy@mystic.es.dupont.com>

mccoy@pixar.com says:
> xv truncates the low 8 bits ... A better deep image viewer would
> preserve the low bits and apply any modifications, such as gamma
> correction, to the deep image before truncating for display I believe
> there are some commercially available deep image viewers.

And there is at least one free 64-bit viewer (16 bits each of red, green,
blue, and alpha):

   http://www.wizards.dupont.com/cristy/ImageMagick.html

You need to set a define at compile time to get the 16-bit capabilities.
See README for details.