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Re: [OM] Does software choice matter in producing image "quality" ?

Subject: Re: [OM] Does software choice matter in producing image "quality" ?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 09:54:44 -0500
I have never noticed.  Maybe I don't make 'em big enough or small 
enough. I'll have to pay more attention.

Chuck Norcutt


On 12/17/2013 9:01 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Yes and yes. <g> It does make a subtle difference in print sizes, especially 
> if you go radically big or small. If you go big, you tend to lose a gooch of 
> brightness and a bit more than a gooch of contrast. In the old Photoshop-only 
> days, this was corrected using curves in soft proofing. Things tend to get a 
> little denser the smaller you go, so you might want to ease up a little, 
> especially on the contrast. But that's counsel of perfection. Most folks 
> would never notice.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Dec 16, 2013, at 7:16 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2013 2:12 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> Some Neanderthals are pretty smart.  I never heard of brightness and
>>> contrast changing according to print size.
>>
>> Sharpening, USM or deconvolution will sometimes have quite an effect along 
>> edges. Used at web size, with certain
>> subjects, it can push highlights into clipping.
>>
>> Yes, there are ways to prevent/correct that.
>
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