16bit Multi-layer EXR, is it possible?

Sat Jun 06, 2015 5:22 pm

Hi!
I'm in trouble with 32bit layered EXRs, they look different when composed, and its a huge space consuming. Could we have a dialog or any script to save 16bit instead of 32?

tnx!

Mon Jun 08, 2015 4:34 am

I'm in trouble with 32bit layered EXRs, they look different when composed, and its a huge space consuming. Could we have a dialog or any script to save 16bit instead of 32?

I will add this to the next release.

Paul

Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:22 am

face_off wrote:
I'm in trouble with 32bit layered EXRs, they look different when composed, and its a huge space consuming. Could we have a dialog or any script to save 16bit instead of 32?
I will add this to the next release.

Paul

Thank you very much Paul!

Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:23 am

Thank you very much Paul!

Mon Jun 08, 2015 11:40 am

This will be awesome. I HATE converting from 32 bit to 16. I guess I just don't know enough about linear workflow.

I found out if I bring it into after effects though and edit at 32 bit linear. Then you can export as a 16 bit tiff from AE and bring into PS. Wish photoshop had better tools for linear 32 bit exrs...

Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:59 pm

LFedit wrote:This will be awesome. I HATE converting from 32 bit to 16. I guess I just don't know enough about linear workflow.

I found out if I bring it into after effects though and edit at 32 bit linear. Then you can export as a 16 bit tiff from AE and bring into PS. Wish photoshop had better tools for linear 32 bit exrs...

Have you tried...
http://www.randomcontrol.com/arionfx-for-photoshop ?

Layered import of 32bit images works like a charm. The plugin itself is slow as hell, but the importer works gr8.. For only a hundred bucks..

Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:20 pm

Yeah the problem I have though is getting it down to a 16 bit file without losing the color changes. The only way I found to get it to work is by opening it up in AE, then editting it. Then saving it out as a 16 bit tiff. Then bringing that into photoshop. It works great, but am looking for a better solution, Faster.

Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:57 pm

The current TEST version of the plugin allows saving to multi-layer 16bit EXR's.

Paul