Bill, it appears that I only threw away 37 mb in sizing for the proof print. I checked all CD's and find that they come up as originally scanned (45 - 60 mb). Am I golden?
Thanks, Jack --- William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Davis" > Subject: CD File Size > > > > 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. :) > > When you resized it, you threw away 37mb of information. If you bring > it > back to the original 50mb, you will be making 37mb of information up > (interpolation). > Your best bet would be to go back to the original file and and apply > the > fiddling that you did to the 17mb file to it, then burn another copy > of > it. > Photoshop can be told to keep a logfile of what it does, so you don't > > even need to work from memory. > > William Robb > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
