In a message dated 12/12/02 22:22:33, cmm@wi.rr.com writes: << HOWEVER, never, and I mean NEVER shoot a wedding or anything professional as a JPEG. Everytime you open a JPEG document you compromise the image, thus lose more and more each time you open it, manipulate it, close it, print it, etc. >> I agree with Colette that shooting with JPEG on anything serious should be avoided, but I have to disagree that it can't be used in a pinch. The trick is to convert it to another file format--TIFF, Photoshop, etc. before making ANY alterations to the file or re-saving it. You can open and close a JPEG file as many times as you want to and there is no degradation until the file is altered and/or re-saved. Cheers, Rich Mason Photographer-at-Large <A HREF="http://www.richmason.com/";>http://richmason.com</A> See the new section: Rich on the Road
