larry wrote:
> What would be the point of storing and reopening and saving
> the same image in a compressed format repeatedly. Each time
> there would be some generational loss.
This is only true of lossy compressed formats like jpeg and PCD.
> Store in an uncompressed native format to your graphics
> program.
This is slightly faster, but not actually necessary.
You can use a lossless compression.
> If you open a jpeg in Photoshop it automatically takes on
> the characteristics of a PSD. That's why you should save
> it as a PSD prior to working on it. Then use Photoshop's
> "Save for the Web" to create your compressed jpeg.
Just to paraphrase slightly, the best option is to keep
a master copy of the image in a lossless format, and
only convert a copy of the image to jpeg at the point
when it has been edited to the final requirements.
I use LZW compressed TIFF because it is transportable
between different editing programs.
Rob
Rob Geraghty harper@wordweb.com
