This means that if something untoward happens you have to scan the file again. I always keep one original scan and save the processed files under different names. When I'm satisfied I delete all but the original and the final one. After a while they go on a backup CD and can then be deleted from the PC. But since I have lots of space the last four years of scans are still there - and on backup CDs of course.
Using Photoshop's own .psd format, rather than a compressing algorithm not only means you don't lose quality, but things go much faster. Loading to and from memory and hard drives seems to be more efficient. But this may be my imagination. But whatever you do along the way saving as a jpeg files should be the very last thing you do. Dan is having trouble with a file he sent to the PUG. My guess is JPEG compression has buggered it up. Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Sanfedele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 3:50 PM Subject: Re: JPEG and Genuine Fractals > Dr E D F Williams wrote: > > > Processing 'jpeg' files with Photoshop, or any other program, is > > inadvisable. Each time you save a file in this compressed format it changes > > for the worse. After initial scanning the file should be saved in > > Photoshop's own '.psd' format. > > I EXPORT to file format to make the .jpg files for loading onto the Web after > doing all the > retouching and resizing in Photoshop before doing so. I'm using photo deluxe > 4.0 which > sofar has been all I need for prepping stuff for the web. If I'm printing I > keep the file > in the photoshop form. But I don't save it right after initial scanning... I > work on it first > and then save it.. I think this is saving me space in ram while im in photo shop > but > I may be wrong about that. > > I'm jumping in in the middle of this but hope my comments are of some use... > > annsan >
