Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gotcha ................... ta very much. B. On 24-feb-2006, at 2:19, Don Dory wrote: > Bruce, > I don't shoot digital so these were originally shot in Velvia. My > workflow > would be to scan at 14bit at maximum resolution of the scanner > doing as much > prescan adjustments as makes sense. Scans are saved as an > uncompressed > TIF. Images are manipulated in PS mostly spotting, minor levels > and curves > work, moderate dodging and burning, occasionally cloning something > out like > a powerline then saved as a renamed TIFF. Only when resized for > the web are > my images changed to JPEG's. > > When I ulitmately switch some work to digital originals the work > flow would > be to shoot RAW, dump the card to harddrive, burn to DVD and > archive the > DVD. Images selected for further work would then be manipulated > and saved > as an Adobe DNR. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 2/23/06, bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: >> >> Agreed, but I assumed that the images were originally shot as JPEGs. >> >> B. >> >> On 23-feb-2006, at 19:35, Tina Manley wrote: >> >>> At 01:27 PM 2/23/2006, you wrote: >>>> Don't know if this is teaching grandma .................... , >>>> but, I >>>> heard a tip the other night ............. that each time one >>>> modifies >>>> and saves a JPEG, the image deteriorates (often producing >>>> artifacts). >>>> They, JPEGs, after modification, should be saved under another name >>>> etc. etc. >>>> >>>> B. >>> >>> Saving under another name won't keep it from deteriorating. Every >>> time you save it as a jpeg (under any name), it compresses again, >>> losing information. If you need to work on a photo it's better to >>> do it as a tiff or another lossless format. Instead of resaving >>> jpegs, start all over again with the tiff and make a new jpeg. >>> That's one reason (of many) to use RAW in digital cameras instead >>> of jpegs. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> http://www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information