[Leica] Re:M8 DNG vs DMR DNG

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

Jpegs are always 8 bit images, Tiffs can be 8 or 16 bit. 16 bits can  
make a big difference if you are manipulating the image - essentially  
you have more data to play with.

Steve


On 4 Nov 2006, at 16:49, Will von Dauster wrote:

> On Nov 4, 2006, at 9:31 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:
>
>> Elegantly put, Harrison.
>>
>> Now to address Walts scanning comments. We both use the same  
>> scanner and shoot the same color film. I have always scanned to  
>> tiff on both color slides and bw negatives. I have recently  
>> experimented with scanning Velvia to jpg. I can't find any  
>> difference at all in the printed output of either file. Also when  
>> editing I always save as a level 12 jpg unless I'm mailing a file.  
>> There is a huge difference in the file sizes. The tiff is 55 MB  
>> versus 15 MB for the jpg. Am i missing something?
>
> In my experience, no, you're not.