Re: [photo-3d] Question for newsletter editors - pdf picture quality

[Peter Davis <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:19 PM 09/24/2000, you wrote:

>So here are my questions:  What is the best strategy
>to follow for best results, regarding the format and
>compression that the images are saved and imported into
>the newsletter?
>
>If the issue boils down to image quality vs. size of
>file, what is the best compromise?  What is a practical
>upper limit in the size of a file like a monthly
>newsletter to be transmitted via email?

There is no "best" strategy.  That's why the software offers you a 
choice.  You have to decide whether the added quality is worth the extra 
file size.  I would think in a magazine about photographic imagery, you 
would want to go with at least medium quality, if not higher.

Also, you can preserve the quality better by avoiding de-compressing and 
re-compressing JPEG images.  Each time you do that, you lose some 
quality.  If you're going to be manipulating the image, save it in some 
non-lossy format (Photoshop PSD, TIFF, etc.) until the absolute last 
minute, and then save a JPEG copy.

-pd
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