on 31.03.03 14:09, Keith Whaley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm fairly well aware of the problems with trying to manipulate .jpg > files, but what about TIFF? > I ask because I am contemplating the purchase of an Optio 450 or 550, > and they will save stills in TIFF as well as jpeg. > Are TIFF files capable of being worked with, without the sort of > degradation seen in jpegs? > Well, you won't lose any information when you work with TIFF files. But you won't get lesser quality when you save a JPEG with MAXIMAL quality (there is no visible difference between maximal quality JPEG and TIFF) - but when you have to work with this file you have to save it as TIFF. And I don't know what kind of JPEG (what compression level) in its best quality use Optios.
-- Best Regards Sylwek
