Question: what are bits in photoshop?
Answer: 'Bit depth' and 'Bit size' A 'bit' is a computer term for data storage. It can only contain two values, typically 0 or 1. 8-bit simply means the data chunk is 8 bits in total (or 2 to the power of 8, as each bit can be either '1' or '0'). ... Sidenote: Photoshop does not seem to be using the full range of those 16-bits.