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:
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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.
there are
other formats like vector graphics.
Len
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From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: PDML [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: To bitmap or not to bitmap ...
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:49:57 -0800
... that is the question.
I went
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
Belinkoff wrote:
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
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
about this before handing over
SB any film.
SB So, here's the deal, AKAIK: The system used is Agfa, and the software
SB burns the CD to bitmapped files which I'd then convert to TIFF or PSD
SB for later editing.
SB My questions are: Why use a bitmap file when everyone else seems to be
SB using
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
and other meta-data are not saved with raw bitmap files and as
they are uncompressed they are also generally quite large so consume greater
data area than would a comparably sized LZW compressed (loss-less) TIFF file.
TIFF/PSD scenario? Is better to use a TIFF or PSD right from the beginning, no?
Yes
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