Re: hwg-graphics-digest V1 #293

by Steve Fournier <steve(at)deraedesigns.com>

Date:	Mon, 21 Jun 1999 17:58:22 -0700
To:	hwg-graphics(at)mail.hwg.org
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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 16:28:47 -0700 
From: Tanya <tjtmd(at)ibm.net> 
Subject: Image question
Hi 
Is it better to transfer a graphic to another PC or to a MAC in its 
native format? (eg BMP) and then convert it to jpeg or gif? Or to 
convert it on the machine it was created on (to jpeg or gif) and THEN 
transfer it to the PC where it will be edited? 
TIA 
Sincerely 
Tanya

Always transfer and modify a graphic in its native format.  The VERY LAST
thing you want to is save it as .jpg or .gif.  Because .jpg is a "losey"
format, it compresses by discarding actual image detail.  Everytime you
open a .jpg file, edit it, and resave it, you end up with a more degraded
image than you had before.  If you are working in Photoshop, Mac's and PC's
can read either file, as long as the Photoshop version is the same or later.

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