On Aug 6, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Jack Davis wrote: > No way to ask this and remain less than embarrassed. Not going to try. > Let's say I have a frame commercially scanned (35mm for example) that > turned out to be an 8-bit at 50MB. (it's a beautiful scene, by the > way). > I decide to print an 8x10, size it accordingly and notice that the > file > is now 17MB or?. > I now fiddle with the image, I like the changes, so re-burn it. > Dumb alert: do I need to restore the dimensions in PS to approximate > the initial file size (50MB)? Will I have lost MB's if I don't? > I gather not, but...? > Thanks for your pitty. :)
You should do your "fiddling" on a same-size copy of the original, not a downsized copy. Resizing the smaller file back up to 50MB will not put back the information you lost when you downsized it. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
