Haven't done much with PCD files ever, but I'd bring them into
Photoshop, set them to be Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB (16bit) and output
them as original TIFF 16bit files with ZIP compression. I've found
when doing this, if the original files do not have a color profile in
them, I assign Adobe RGB first in 8bit space (presuming the originals
are 8bit), convert up to 16 bit, then convert to ProPhoto RGB.
Godfrey
On Feb 1, 2009, at 12:58 PM, Mark Erickson wrote:
I retrieved some old Kodak PhotoCDs with scans that I'd like to add
to my
Adobe Lightroom database. Turns out Lightroom doesn't
recognize .pcd files.
Also, PhotoCD seems like it's a dead format. Soooo.... I need to
convert
them to a "non-dead" format.
I was able to get my copy of Photoshop CS2 to open the files just
fine at
maximum resolution, and I can use automation to do batch
conversions. I
haven't been able to find much on the web to help me with optimal
conversion
parameters (e.g., best output color space, 8-bit vs 16-bit TIFF,
etc.).
Anybody on the list have any experience?
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