Hello Steven Poe, --- Steven Poe wrote: > Perhaps I didn't state the question clearly. > Is > there any > degradation to image quality when converting to LAB?
I don't think so. If there is, it is, at least to my eyes (what I see on my screen), not perceptible... > > The reason for converting to LAB and downsizing in > 50% increments with > USM applied at each level is to achieve far superior > JPEGS for web use, > while maintaining a "one size fits all" work flow. > JPEGS down sampled > in this way accurately represent a high resolution > scan or digital file > without artifacts or loss of tonal range. The best > description of the > technique I know of is by David Riecks at : > http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/imagedatabases/downsampling.html > I've been using this recipe to downsample my images whenever needed, but not all of them. > Pedro Luz Cunha are you Brazilian ? Yes. I am brazilian, living in Brasilia, Brazil ;-) []s Pedro Luz Cunha __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
