[Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

Agreed, but I assumed that the images were originally shot as JPEGs.

B.

On 23-feb-2006, at 19:35, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 01:27 PM 2/23/2006, you wrote:
>> Don't know if this is teaching grandma .................... , but, I
>> heard a tip the other night ............. that each time one modifies
>> and saves a JPEG, the image deteriorates (often producing artifacts).
>> They, JPEGs, after modification, should be saved under another name
>> etc. etc.
>>
>> B.
>
> Saving under another name won't keep it from deteriorating.  Every  
> time you save it as a jpeg (under any name), it compresses again,  
> losing information.  If you need to work on a photo it's better to  
> do it as a tiff or another lossless format.  Instead of resaving  
> jpegs, start all over again with the tiff and make a new jpeg.   
> That's one reason (of many) to use RAW in digital cameras instead  
> of jpegs.
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> http://www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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