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JPEG or TIFF ?
Im currently archiving most of my slides and some negs, Im saving them as TIFF files because I believe they are better than JPEG as JPEG can lose info due to constant opening and closing its file (is that correct btw ? )Anyway I have noticed Photobucket wont allow you to upload TIFF files only JPEG, so which is best for storing then ?
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I'd store as TIFF and convert a copy to JPG the ones you want to upload.
Mine are all stored in vaults on my external HD but mine are automatically created in Aperture so i can't tell you what they are stored as... not really much help am i
Mine are all stored in vaults on my external HD but mine are automatically created in Aperture so i can't tell you what they are stored as... not really much help am i
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Keep you original tiff file Stewie, do a copy and save as .jpg then upload to your host site.
The tiff files are massive anyway and they won't upload to PB.
The tiff files are massive anyway and they won't upload to PB.
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Tiff are better quality 
There is no loss on opening closing of jpegs. The loss would only occur if you kept saving it at a lower compression rate each time you opened it.
There is no loss on opening closing of jpegs. The loss would only occur if you kept saving it at a lower compression rate each time you opened it.
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I agree, keep the TIFF on your PC and convert it to a JPEG for hosting. Make sure you leave the save quality as 100% (or best) when you save though, else there will be a noticable difference in the quality).
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mmm... mine just automatically upload as jpeg on PC so how do i sort that?
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As Azz says - Jpegs don't degrade as you open and close the image - as long as you don't save them each time at a lower resolution....
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I only scan the odd print these days but my scanner defaults to TIFF.
It's normally because I want an old dog picture for Dogsey so I'm not over-fussed about the quality.
The TIFF file generated is HUGE so I normally open it, save a JPEG and blow away the TIFF.
It's normally because I want an old dog picture for Dogsey so I'm not over-fussed about the quality.
The TIFF file generated is HUGE so I normally open it, save a JPEG and blow away the TIFF.
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