That's GIFs.
Len
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From: Bill Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: To bitmap or not to bitmap ...
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 20:33:56 -0500
I thought bitmaps were restricted to 256 colors, or is that gifs?
Bill
At 04:12 PM 12/29/2003 +, you wrote:
On 29/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I'd guess that the lab uses BMP because it is the native image for Windows,
and they probably figure that most of their customers are windows users and
can open BMP files. It's the lowest common denominator.
With
On 30/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
On 29/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I'd guess that the lab uses BMP because it is the native image for
Windows,
and they probably figure that most of their customers are windows
users and
can open BMP files. It's the lowest common denominator.
BMP files are large but at least thay can be edited and resaved losslessly.
BMP does lack some features that TIFF has but you can readily convert to
TIFF, JPEG, or any other bitmapped format. Remember, JPEG, TIFF, and BMP
are all bitmapped. Most graphic formats are bitmapped though there are
Hi Shel -
At 06:58 PM 12/28/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Why use a BMP file to burn the images on a CD when everyone else seems to be
using something other (or are they)? What is gained or lost by using the
BMP
TIFF/PSD scenario? Is better to use a TIFF or PSD right from the
beginning, no?
I'd
IIRC, .BMP is entirely uncompressed. That is the only advantage I can think of.
I would guess that maybe many minllab printers will not handle .BMP images, so
you would have to return to them for reprints (or at least folks without a PC
would). That would be the advantage to them.
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Shel
Thanks, Mark ... helpful and to the point.
Mark Cassino wrote:
I'd guess that the lab uses BMP because it is the native image for Windows,
and they probably figure that most of their customers are windows users and
can open BMP files. It's the lowest common denominator.
What you gain with
On 29/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
I'd guess that the lab uses BMP because it is the native image for Windows,
and they probably figure that most of their customers are windows users and
can open BMP files. It's the lowest common denominator.
With respect, if one provides a format that
The people in the store were clear ... I wasn't because I used the tem bitmap
instead on BMP.
So, with all this technical talk, which is really very interesting, my original
questions remain unanswered ... at least it seems so:
Why use a BMP file to burn the images on a CD when everyone else
: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: To bitmap or not to bitmap ...
The people in the store were clear ... I wasn't because I used the tem
bitmap
instead on BMP.
So, with all this technical talk, which is really very
Why is that important? Many files from my digi cam show no meta data
information when examined in PS. I never seen any color profiles in any of the
other CD's I've had made ... JPEG, TIFF, PSD (well, maybe PSD, I'll have to
check). Anyway, why would i need some scanner's profile if I'm going to
The photo lab industry uses sRGB.
William Robb
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: To bitmap or not to bitmap ...
Why is that important? Many files from my digi cam show no meta data
Hi!
SB ... that is the question.
SB I went into a local shop today and asked about getting some film
SB processed and put onto a CD. I was told that for their high res work
SB they use bitmapped files. Whoa! said I ... never heard of burning a CD
SB to bitmapped files. Gotta ask the PDML
The people in the store were clear ... I wasn't because I used the tem bitmap
instead on BMP.
So, with all this technical talk, which is really very interesting, my original
questions remain unanswered ... at least it seems so:
Why use a BMP file to burn the images on a CD when everyone
On 28 Dec 2003 at 18:58, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Why use a BMP file to burn the images on a CD when everyone else seems to be
using something other (or are they)?
They sound like they aren't aware of current technical practices.
What is gained or lost by using the BMP
Colour profiles and
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