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Muzman
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I just go with .psd in RGB colour mostly (obviously because of the layering in progress pics) but I usually keep them in psd once they're finished and Jpeg 'em in Fireworks as needed. I use bitmaps (.bmp that is) a bit too)
But there's folk I know who swear by and only use .tga in lab colour for finals. I've never found out why; might be something to do with printing or developing or something.
what does everyone here use and why? |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 1999 9:34 am |
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Maybe lab colours transfer better from system to system? I seem to recall hearing something like that somewhere, but I wouldn't swear that's right. Just a guess, really.
I, too, mostly use PSD's in RGB mode, except for sketches that I paint. I don't use layers on those.
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Trance-R
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 1999 5:14 pm |
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I have no idea!
All I know is that CMYK is for printing and RGB is best for digital based things like presentations and web graphics. More color too. CMYK has limited color range... do a search on lab colors in a search engine. You mite find the answer.  |
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| Posted: Sun Dec 26, 1999 7:07 pm |
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my teacher has mac (bah) so i sent her a picture to print and it looked fugly (JPG) then i saved it with TGA Machintosh color system and Weeeeeeee... nicee!
though in "My Work" folder all my stuff is in PSD but i convert it to normal JPG compression with Photoshop to put on web and show friends
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ilmi
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 1999 6:39 am |
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| maybe .tga is the highest quality? Someone told me, he used tga bcoz this format is suitable for tv broadcast.. |
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 1999 8:05 am |
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| tv's are like CGa quality, compared to the monitors of today |
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TweeK
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| Posted: Tue Dec 28, 1999 8:39 am |
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I personally always use PSD, EPS or TIF format, simply because they offer the best quality.
RGB and CYMK are used for printing images, a lot plotters or printers print in 4 colors
Cyan, magenta etc.
That's why CMYK is used. Besides, it's a higher quality (32 bit)
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