Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Select the best FORMAT for your image files !




Chances are, your digital camera shoots in JPEG. It's the most common file format, and is especially well suited to:
  • Use online
  • E-mail

Most printing needs (4" x 6", 5" x 7", panoramic) JPEG compresses the photo, meaning pictures will take up less room on your memory card or computer. This lets you take more of them, and makes them faster to download in an e-mail.

Some cameras let you change the format you shoot in to TIFF or RAW. These are best for:
Large format printing. Prints made from cropped photos These formats have the least amount of compression, meaning the photo will take up considerably more space on your memory card and computer. The advantage of these formats is that you get very clear prints, and in large sizes. Check your camera's manual to see if you can change the format.

1 comments:

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