Raw->print completely skips any step that could introduce artifacts -- i.e.
JPEG. If I need an interim file format, I use TIFF. Even the highest
quality of JPEG introduces some loss.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 1:34 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: RAW
> 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>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:49 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: RAW
>>
>>
>>
>>>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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