Richard writes ... > Back in the days when using such systems as Scitex we always went by > the rule that there would be no degradation in a rotated file as long > as it was 90 or 180 degrees, or a hortz. or vertical flop because no > pixels needed to be rebuilt to the actual image. That always proved > itself out then, and I still keep that in mind when using PS > intensively on a daily basis. Anyone know if that is still the case?
Yes ... still the case ... however, this thread is addressing the issue of JPEGs. I.E., image utilities such as Graphic Converter and my ThumbsPlus can losslessly rotate a JPEG (without opening it), whereas Photoshop needs to rotate while the image is open and resave it ... and therefore the save (again as JPEG) operation degrades (however minimally) the image. cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
