Response below ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Digital Imaging, File Formats, and Color
> 1) Which file format, in what type of compression, in what color space (or photometric interpretation) is the best for archiving and printing (not web use)? Brent, Jpeg is somewhat misunderstood. It is a lossy compression, but losses only occur when the file is saved. So, you've just captured the award winning image you've always wanted. You photoshop it to your liking and save as your "master" in jpeg format (here's where the losses occur). You now want to print it, you open it up and print (no additional losses here). If you don't save changes to the file you just printed, and simply close out it out, no further losses to your "master" occurs. It's the resaving that causes additional losses. In some instances I have resaved after opening but have yet to see this lead to a noticeably degraded image. Kenneth Waller
