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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>In the (PWG) Raster, the specification states support for
16-bits per color. TIFF seems to the only image file format supporting it
and even the TIFF libraries I could find only support up to 8-bits per color.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>While I believe the (PWG) Raster specification indicates
the range of possible values; will or is there is a specification or compliance
requirements on what must be supported? (The same would apply to color
spaces.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>Or is the situation that the printer provides it
capabilities, which must be one or more of the of the (PWG) Raster values.
Thus, there are no mandatory values just a possible range of supported values. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Cambria><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria'>glen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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