On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:29:30 -0700, Sir F. A. Rien
wrote:
Dave found these unused words:
On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:53:05 -0300, Papa Joe <Sorry> wrote:
Better yet, let’s try and teach the original photographer or client to purchase and use Raw files at 16 bit.
Why do they all send the agencies the 8 bit JPG versions. If the prepress dept had the raw files ..we could blow it up to kingdom come!
You make it sound as if you can blow raw files up unlimited. I click raw only if it is a planned and really valuable photo, and then, save it as tiff.
You should also keep in mind that some Printing Deps have either not got the facilities or the knowledge to do raw.
Dave
IME a 6MB RAW is equal to or better than a 10 MB jpg ‘original’ … take your ‘enlarging from there!
Very interesting statement. I am using a 9MPX camera (Fuji Finepix s9600), so what size do you think can the raw’s been enlarged to?
If a ‘printing dept’ can’t handle RAW, then they’re headed for obsolescence!
Not necessarily, it simply depend on what their priorities is. I am dealing with to different printing co’s, both with the same franchise, but in different cities, some 17ks apart. The first do A4’s for half the price the second do, but they can not do TIF, and nothing bigger than A4. The 2nd do any size, and that is where I take the tiff’s to be printed on A1 size canvas. Because I have quite often work done there, I do get 25% discount.
The first is where I bought my last camera, and all accessories, polarizing filter, other filters, card readers etc. because they have more knowledge on cameras. The second know obviously more about printing.
*Complete off-topic*
I washed my hands and touched, with not completely dried hands, an A1 size print of a painting, and it messed up the paint on two different places. Small, lets say 1½ inc sq.
I had it reprinted, but want to recover the first as well, and bought (in a art shop) quite expensive kind of painting pens with brushes both sides. (don’t know what is called) I need more colors and after all, it can be as expensive as having it printed again.
I asked the printer whether he can print only those portions again, and he said I must take it in, so we can have a look. The portions to be printed over is rough areas, sea and clouds.
You think those small portions can be reprinted?
Dave