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05/30/2007 11:34:48 AM · #1 |
I tried to search for this answer, but didn't really find it.
When using DPP to convert my raw files to 8-bit TIFF, it gives me the option to choose a DPI. The default is 350.
So my question is what DPI are most people using to convert from RAW to TIFF. Could I increase the DPI during conversion without degrading the photo?? I know doing it after conversion does slightly.
Thank you.
Message edited by author 2007-05-30 11:35:26. |
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05/30/2007 11:36:30 AM · #2 |
It wont change anything, same as changing it later. I would think most people set it to 300.
Question why dont you convert to 16 bit tiffs?
Message edited by author 2007-05-30 11:37:23. |
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05/30/2007 11:38:44 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
It wont change anything, same as changing it later. I would think most people set it to 300.
Question why dont you convert to 16 bit tiffs? |
Because I can't edit 16-bit TIFF's in Photoshop 7. I can only edit 8 bit TIFFs. I'm not sure i can even spot edit or do the edits that I want in DPP. |
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05/30/2007 11:44:14 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by albc28:
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
It wont change anything, same as changing it later. I would think most people set it to 300.
Question why dont you convert to 16 bit tiffs? |
Because I can't edit 16-bit TIFF's in Photoshop 7. I can only edit 8 bit TIFFs. I'm not sure i can even spot edit or do the edits that I want in DPP. |
That sucks. |
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05/30/2007 01:02:14 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
That sucks. |
It quite does, actually! Although, to be fair, if one does the majority of tonal and color adjustments in conversion, then being in 8-bit mode during editing is not that huge a deal. |
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05/30/2007 01:06:38 PM · #6 |
To answer the original question, DPI during conversion has nothing to do with the quality of the image; it's just a set of "instructions" for the printer telling it how big to make the image. All the pixel content is still there regardless of what DPI you tag it with.
As for editing 16-bit images in PS7, you can do basic editing if I recall correctly; hue/saturation, curves & levels, that sort of stuff. So you can do all that before converting to "mode/8-bit".
R.
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