I keep the rawfile as sort of a negative, eventually burning them to
DVD. I save a 16 bit .psd as a working file usually a 256ppi at
10x7.5in. Then as a last step to print or web I resize and save as
appropriate mostly a 10x7.5 330ppi for printing or a 800x600 jpeg for
the web. Pease note that except for resampling using either bicubic
smoother (upsize for printing) or bicubic sharper (downsize for the web)
I now skip all those intermediate steps. Often I do not even save the
printfile, because I can redo it in moments. So I normally have the
rawfile, a finished .psd and possibly a jpeg in my webpages folder. Now
that I think of it, I really should be archiving the finished .psd's as
well as the rawfiles.
A note here: if you print a 16 bit file it is automatically converted to
8 bit. And SFW also automatically converts the file to 8 bit, so you do
not have to bother with that step.
graywolf
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/18/2005 1:22:49 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I believe you can get better resultant tonality when working in 16-bit
because you're starting with more information and are often loosing less of
it. So the 8-bit conversion has more info than if you worked on it as an
8-bit file from the beginning. Plus - and this is important to consider -
although rare, there are some printers that will work in greater than 8-bit
mode right now, and at some point that will probably be more common. When
that happens it might be nice to have a 16-bit file to print from.
Shel
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Good pt. Thanks Shel.
I never alter the original RAW, but must admit I don't have a logical system
yet for the PDF/JPEG variations. I probably should have some sort of work
folders. I tend to just save them along with the RAWs in their folders. But it
does mean that sometimes I can't find the version I especially liked. I also have
the same problem with some my scans from slides. For instance, I can't find
the barn version I liked -- still one of my favorite photos to date.
Call me stupid, or call me Marnie. :-)
