In a message dated 12/1/02 15:13:26, kostaspapakotas@hotmail.com writes: << the real question is...can i make a single scan (tiff format), and adapt it to net size? >> Yes, Kostas, use the "Save for Web" option in Photoshop. There is really little point in the wasted time and effort of making two scans. The "Save for Web" option lets you determine the dimensions in pixels as well as the amount of jpeg compression to determine final file size. I can't help with your TIFF questions except to say that it depends on where the file is destined. I work on a Mac and do a regular photo where the final destination is a b&w newspaper. The people I send the image to have Windows. I send them an IBM formatted TIFF file with LZW compression--works fine for newpaper use. If I understand it correctly LZW is a "lossless" compression format whereas JPEG is "lossy"--in other words some data is lost every time a JPEG is compressed and then again every time it is re-saved. I recently graduated to Photoshop 7 from PS4 and the differences are fairly amazing. I've found it a blessing to subscribe to the Photoshop discussion list at http://www.listmoms.net/lists/photoshop/ Cheers, Rich Mason Photographer-at-Large <A HREF="http://www.richmason.com/";>http://richmason.com</A>
