BetterPhoto Q&A: Digital Files and Formats

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  Formatting for Mac Compatible?
I am working on a submission for a company right now. Their email said, "Please format for MAC compatible." Can someone please explain this? I have Windows 98 and Windows 2000. All files are JPE...
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July 29, 2004
 
  Effective vs. Recorded Pixels
The specs on my new Fujifilm F610 camera are quoted as 6.3 effective pixels and 12.3 recorded pixels. What's the significance of these 2 numbers? Is it a true 6 MP camera?...
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July 08, 2004
 
  Saving Digital Photo Files
HELP! I am a novice digital photographer. I use a Nikon D100 and edit the images with Photoshop CS. (I am also a Photoshop novice.) I recently discovered that my saved edited images are about 1...
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March 17, 2004
 
  Converting from RAW to TIFF
I recently had a chance to borrow a D2H Nikon camera, with which I shot about 130 raw compressed images. It was my first experience with a digital SLR. To date, I have used the F100 and film.I don&...
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April 08, 2004
 
  Compression
My Kodak DX4530 is a 5 mp digital camera but the compression is so great that my pictures generaly are under one mb. Generally the pictures look great. Why so much compression and how does it rea...
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March 09, 2004
 
  Raw Versus Jpeg Fine
I use a Canon Rebel 300D, I shoot in the large Jpeg fine mode (highest setting except raw). My question is, is there really any difference? If I shoot a wedding, and then want to edit some pics bef...
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March 14, 2007
 
  Highest Quality Compression/Lossless Compression
Is there really such a thing as a 'lossless' JPEG? ACDSee claims to have a 'lossless' JPEG save option. PhotoShop elements has a 'highest' quality save option.Are these rea...
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February 23, 2004
 
  How to Take a Picture for eBay
Is there a trick for taking pictures for eBay? I am trying to take some shots of cloisonne. They are difficult as it is but when you upload to eBay, lot of photos distort a little or are fuzzy. ...
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January 29, 2004
 
  Digital To Transparencies?
Hi!I have the opportunity to submit some of my pics for possible publication. Problem is, they require submissions to be transparencies.I'm sort of new to this. Are transparencies really slides...
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September 20, 2006
 
  Camera Settings for Best Prints
I am using Sony Mavica CD200 camera and Epson cx5400 printer. What are the best settings for each to get the best quality pictures? I read that tif setting was best, but what about fine/standard, e...
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January 09, 2004
 
  Way to Downsize a File Without Making It Smaller?
My file size is huge and no matter what I do in Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9.0, I can not get the image file size down to 150mb. The images are scanned where scanned in by the lab at 6000X7400 dp...
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December 30, 2003
 
  Shooting TIFor JPEG
If I shoot in JPEG, then take my images right out of my camera & save them as TIFs, will the quality be the same as shooting in TIF? Thanks...
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September 02, 2003
 
  Resolution and Compression - Which is Best?
I have a Minolta Dimage 7HI. My question: if storage space is not a problem, what would my best setting be, full resolution and superfine compression, or full resolution and standard compression?...
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September 08, 2003
 
  How to Get the Information On the Photo
When I take a picture with my Olympus C-750 and load it into Adobe Photo Elements, how do I find out the information on the photo such as shutter speed, aperture, etc.? Is there something on Eleme...
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July 29, 2003
 
  digital vs film
Here is my point. The best digital is kodaks or canons new ones that are full frame ccds.and they are 14 MP at most. Now with my film and using ls-4000 I get 27.5 MP scans.So how can digital camer...
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April 28, 2006
 
  What are the different formats for?
How do I find out about the different formats like TIFF, JPEG, BMP or PING etc and which format is best to be used for digital photographing (Olympus D-510Z) and then for e-mailing images, etc....
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November 21, 2002
 
  what resolution to store digital images
What resolution would be best to store digital images for family purposes? I know that most home printers can do 300 dpi...would this be best, considering future improvements? ...
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July 16, 2006
 
  Naming files and photos
What is the best way to organize large numbers of JPEG files (Photos that I want to copy to CDs)?...
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August 29, 2005
 
  Downloading Photographs in Raw Format Quickly
How do I download images in RAW Format quickly to my application (which is Adobe Photoshop 6). I use a SanDisc card reader to download which i...
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July 02, 2002