Stereo Viewer can open both 8 bit/channel images  (bmp, jpg, png) and 16bit/channel images (png, nef, cr2).

8 bit images are displayed "as is"

16 bit image need to be converted 8 bit before display. This can be done by means of "RAW Convertion" tool.

Conversion parameters:

• Gamma - gamma curve power. Usual value is 2.2.
• Black level - number of bits considered black in the source data
• Bits  - total number of valuable bits in the source data