--- a/ImageEditor.st	Wed Jan 11 22:26:17 2017 +0000
+++ b/ImageEditor.st	Wed Jan 11 19:20:08 2017 +0100
@@ -5313,7 +5313,11 @@
             (aMode == #depth24 or:[aMode == #masked24]) ifTrue:[
                 depth := 24. 
             ] ifFalse:[
-                depth := (newColorMap size log:2) asInteger. 
+                (aMode == #depth16 or:[aMode == #masked16]) ifTrue:[
+                    depth := 16. 
+                ] ifFalse:[
+                    depth := (newColorMap size log:2) asInteger. 
+                ].
             ].
         ].
 
@@ -5477,7 +5481,7 @@
         ] do:[ 
             image := newImage 
                         fromImage:oldImage 
-                        photometric:(newColorMap notNil
+                        photometric:((newColorMap notNil and:[newColorMap isOrderedCollection or:[newColorMap isFixedPalette not]])
                                         ifTrue:[#palette]
                                         ifFalse:[nil]).
                          "/ -- nope; keep the newly determined photometric. photometric:oldImage photometric.