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[OM] Re: RAW

Subject: [OM] Re: RAW
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:34:43 -0400
Let's make sure we're differentiating between raw capture and JPEG 
printing.  I won't argue against raw capture as the best way to get all 
the detail available nor that editing is best done with all the dynamic 
range possible.  That gives us the opportunity of compressing the range 
and moving it up or down into what can be shown on paper.

However, when it comes to printing the final result, the dynamic range 
of a print is typically in the range of 5-6 stops.  The printing process 
is simply not capable of reproducing the tonal range that exists even in 
the JPEG.

Chuck Norcutt

Tom Scales wrote:

> I aboslutely can. Absolutely.
> 
> Can I at 4x6 or perhaps even 8x10?  No, not likely.
> 
> Can I at 24x36?  Of course.
> 
> Tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: [OM] Re: RAW
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> 
>>Can you tell the difference between a 48 bit TIFF and a high quality 
>>JPEG... after it's printed?  My guess is no.  I don't think any 
>>printer/ink combo can reproduce the detail that's in the JPEG let alone 
>>the TIFF.  It makes sense to maintain all possible detail on an image 
>>that may undergo further editing but I don't think the final sharpened, 
>>printable image need be other than a JPEG.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
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