Grayed Out 8 bit grayed out under mode. in Photoshop Elements 12

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October 24, 2022
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Hi. I am wondering why the 8 bit option under image>mode is grayed out. I have an older version of photoshop adobe elements. If it is for newer versions, why is it even there?

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Greg_S.

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BTW, the image name tab will show whether the image is in 8-bit mode:

Greg_S.

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It means that the image is already in 8-bit/channel mode. If you open a 16-bit image in the Editor, the 8-bit mode will become active in order to convert the image to 8-bit. Many editing tools in Elements can only work on 8-bit images.

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