Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No complaints from the PC specs here :-) Just being a member of the non-existing 'No to the liberal use of Gigabites" :-) Op 16-sep-06, om 12:37 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > Philippe, understood regarding printing from a 16 bit file. > Nevertheless definitely worth making your adjustments while staying > in 16 bit. > As you no doubt appreciate, a vastly better tonal range results. > You can drop back to 8 bit for the finished file as desired. > 300 ppi is accepted as excellent to print from. That's fine. > Sometimes I might make another minor crop later. 360ppi never hurts. > The file size between the two is immaterial to me. > A full 35mm frame for me scanned at 4000dpi yields a 21MP file, > being around 120MB for the 16 bit file. I feel confident I am > extracting a goodly amount of information from the transparency or > negative. In my case I only print to A4 so the crop ends up at > about 66MB. > A well specced PC for photoshop doesn't blink at these file sizes. > My swap file alone for photoshop is a 60GB dedicated RAID using > fast SATA2 drives. > It is very seldom apparently used. > 2GB fast DDR2, dual core CPU and all of the rest of it. > > Photoshop is a very fine and powerful tool for photographers. Set > you pc up well and it is a pleasure to work with. > > Cheers > Hoppy > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Philippe Orlent > Sent: Saturday, 16 September 2006 18:41 > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] New pic from Hoppy > > There is nothing that can print 16bit as should. And 300 dpi is > enough for printing, too. > That might already make it easier to get file sizes that are easier > to work with. > > > Op 15-sep-06, om 23:41 heeft Don Dory het volgende geschreven: > >> Philippe, >> 300+MB is no unusual thing for me. Start with a basic 3600dpi scan >> at 16 >> bit; the whole frame will come in just under 100MB. Do basic dust >> removal >> then use layers for levels and curves, not much larger file at this >> point. >> Then add a duplicate layer to dodge and burn your file just doubled. >> Screwed up the horizon, another layer to rotate and crop. Then >> come any >> masks or what have you so you might be working with a 500MB file. >> >> The only problem is that Bridge loads really slowly when opening a >> folder of >> layered files. >> >> >> On 9/15/06, Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> wrote: >>> >>> Wait a sec. 330 Mb? Do you work with masks? >>> >>> >>> Op 15-sep-06, om 22:48 heeft Luis Ripoll het volgende geschreven: >>> >>>> 330 MB!!!!!???? >>>> The only thing I have immediately on my head is that you have a >>> lot of >>>> patience! >>>> >>>> How much weight a single negative? 0,1 gr.??? Or less...? >>>> >>>> Salud! >>>> Luis >>>> >>>> -----Mensaje original----- >>>> De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org >>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En >>>> nombre de >>>> G Hopkinson >>>> Enviado el: viernes, 15 de septiembre de 2006 1:36 >>>> Para: 'Leica Users Group' >>>> Asunto: RE: [Leica] New pic from Hoppy >>>> >>>> Thanks Luis. New improved version now in place. >>>> When the file gets to 330MB in Photoshop, you know you're working >>>> hard at >>>> refining the print! >>>> >>>> Salud! >>>> Hoppy >>>> >> 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 >