Chris Barker wrote:
> I don't think you missed anything, Chuck. Tom might have been
> confusing 2 problems with editing files: compression with JPEG and
> the editing losses.
>
> As you know, with JPEG you lose data every time you save the file
Just to be nitpickingly technical. you only lose detail when you save
AND reload. Interim saves while working don't lose anything.
> ,
> the greater the compression the more you lose. But what you were
> talking about was the losses you make every time you edit an image,
> whatever the final file format. As you (or Moose) mentioned, editing
> a 16 bit file loses you less data, but it still goes ...
>
In theory, sure, but with over 16,000 values, compared to 256, as a
practical matter, that kind of loss isn't a problem in 16-bit.
Moose
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