> It was 16/11/04 7:39 am, when David Gordon wrote: > > > However some on the files I am stripping are jpegs and because this is a > > copy/paste the files have to be re-saved. > > > > How much damage am I doing if I re-save at quality 12?
Shangara writes ... > Not a lot. Try the following little test for yourself: > > --Open a JPEG file. > > --Dupe it (Image > Duplicate). > > --Save the dupe using the highest quality setting ... I would even suggest you save the file with the original setting (a simple save), and compare the difference with the dupe after re-opening. PS users have claimed to see JPEG degradation only when the bitmap data is changed, not information independent of it (e.g., image information) ... as if PS has an algorithm for recognizing and duplicating the compression. cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com (in progress) =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
