Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Image File Formats
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 17:56:32 -0500

Henry -

The new Nikon LS-4000 and 8000 scanners are shipping with Genuine Fractals 
software, so they must believe it will last.  It's a very good program if 
you need photos in different sizes and resolutions but want to save only 
one version.

Tina


At 04:11 PM 1/14/01 -0600, you wrote:

>With due respect:
>
>Long term, I think this is a bad idea.
>
>What if the publisher of Genuine Fractals goes out of business?
>Their little corner of the market is small compared to TIFF which is
>standard.
>Or they fail to support new operating systems?
>Sometimes I feel a little out on a limb with .psd (Photoshop native)
>Go with the most standard format you can.
>
>Space is not the problem it has been and the situation will only get
>better.
>
>Henry

Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com

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