Re: Digicam: need advice on image compression and profile
Re: Digicam: need advice on image compression and profile
- Subject: Re: Digicam: need advice on image compression and profile
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:27:34 EST
In a message dated 1/28/04 8:30:35 AM, email@hidden writes:
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I have to treat images taken with a Fuji S2 in fine JPG mode. The native
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compressed files are approx. 4,2 MB and are 35MB once opened in
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Photoshop. I rotate what needs to, color correct and sharpen some, then
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I want to save the work in the original file size and chose for this
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purpose the image compression ratio that corresponds. Doing so, I
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probably loose some quality, for a compressed image should not be
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compressed again. The images are to be processed later on a Fuji
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Frontier. Another question is about profiles: The images are in sRGB.
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They look fine on my screen with ColorSync, but the lab just ignore the
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profiles when it prints and this results in gamma and color shifts.
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Should I better convert into my monitor profile in this case and strip
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off the profile? Would you do it differently?
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Yes, I'd save as LZW compressed TIFF, is I had the overhead to manage it, and
instead of leaving in sRGB, I"d send a profiling target to the Frontier,
build an RGB profile from it, and convert to that profile before sending the files
for printing. It can make a world of difference.
C David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Inc
email@hidden
www.colorvision.com
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