On 28 Dec 2003 at 18:58, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Why use a BMP file to burn the images on a CD when everyone else seems to be > using something other (or are they)?
They sound like they aren't aware of current technical practices. > What is gained or lost by using the BMP Colour profiles and other meta-data are not saved with raw bitmap files and as they are uncompressed they are also generally quite large so consume greater data area than would a comparably sized LZW compressed (loss-less) TIFF file. > TIFF/PSD scenario? Is better to use a TIFF or PSD right from the beginning, no? Yes. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
