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This depends on your camera. If the camera's internal format is JPG, the
only thing that TIFF file does for you is take up a lot more space. If you
can save RAW files (straight off the sensor, and not processed by the
camera's internal software) you may be getting 12-bit images rather than
8-bit ones (RAW=12, TIFF=8). Read the camera's manual to find out.
That said, JPG is a lossy compression format (meaning it throws away data
during the compression process) and TIFF isn't. When you convert a file to
JPG, you are technically losing fidelity, which is probaly what the
librarians are all adamant about. I'm sure the librarians would recommend
reading the manual, though.
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Andrew Schuricht
Consultant, Springs Preserve Project
Las Vegas Valley Water District
Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 08/24/2005
07:53:20 AM:
> >Amber, I have been working with a lot of librarians. They are adamant
that
> >your master image be a TIF.
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