Re: [APML] Another processing challenge

[Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>]

Monte,

I think a 2000x1600 TIFF 8-bit per channel is fine. That's 10MB, right? Leave the existing JPEG up, too, for the bandwidth challenged.

Matt

At 11:48 AM 5/22/2002 +1000, Monte Wilson wrote:
>Hi Matt,
>            I thought you would have a thought on it, would it be better to
>post a TIFF of it? I can, but the file size gets a bit out of control for a
>quick download or can I reduce the image size to say 500x400 so it is easy
>to download.
>
>Monte
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Matt BenDaniel <matt@starmatt.com>
>To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [APML] Another processing challenge
>
>
>> Monte,
>>
>> Much information is thrown away during the conversion into JPEG and JPEG
>introduces artifacts that will show up more strongly when subsequently
>post-processed.
>>
>> The image is not clipped. Good.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> At 11:31 AM 5/22/2002 +1000, Monte Wilson wrote:
>> >Hi Guys,
>> >           Following on from Matt's LMC. I thought I would throw this one
>in for anyone who is interested.
>> >
>> >It is a shot of the Scorpius Milky way taken with a 6x7 Pentax on E200,
>200mm lens @f5.6 60 mins - push 1/2 stop.
>> >
>> >The scan is a monster file so I am posting a small JPG version of it. A
>pro lab did the scan so I don't know the type of scanner used but I guess it
>is reasonably good one.
>> >
>> >The detail is good but the colours are a bit dull and when I try to bring
>them up with PS 5 the shot becomes a bit to contrasty and loses it's detail.
>> >
>> >The file is 587kb and is about 2000x1600 in size.
>> >
>> >Go to
><http://www.tradepart.com/techinfo/origmilkyway.jpg>http://www.tradepart.com
>/techinfo/origmilkyway.jpg
>> >
>> >I only have PS but if someone has some real whizbang software that does
>the trick, I would love to see the result and know what was done.
>> >
>> >Many thanks
>> >
>> >Monte


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