JPEG is an adjustable "lossy" compression method commonly used in digital photograph. The most common filename extensions for images using the JPEG format are .jpg and .jpeg. Compare to alternative image formats such as TIFF and the various RAW formats.
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Is there are any difference in quality between Large Fine JPG and converted NEF?
Assume that I do not want to do any post-processing, such as white balancing, etc. I would like to preserve the best resolution (for possible cropping). So the question is: Are there any quality ...
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How can I convert Nikon D5100 .NEF files to .JPG?
I accidentally took some fairly important photos in .NEF (Nikon raw) format instead of my usual .JPG. I tried downloading the ViewNX program to convert the files (as suggested in another posted ...
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Losslessly batch convert many JPEGs to sRGB?
Recently I came across a bunch of weird JPEGs; here's one of them.
In Firefox 16.0.2 and ACDSee it looks much more vibrant:
However in Internet Explorer 9/MS Paint/Paint.NET 3.5.10 (on Windows 7 ...
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Is there a way to recover corrupted JPEG files?
I'm wondering if there is a way to recover corrupted JPEG files.
They got corrupted because I deleted a folder for error and I promptly recovered it with a recovery software. Most of the photos are ...
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Is there a way to export from lightroom to multiple formats simultaneously?
I frequently need to photograph my wife's textile works and output the results in several formats. She wants high quality, large jpegs; tiffs; and smallish jpegs for her web site, all of which go into ...
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What does it mean to brighten an image?
Courtesy of my optometrist, I now have images of my retinas. However, the images are a bit dark. I have RGB values for each pixel. In this setting, is brightening the image equivalent to increasing ...
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JPEG XR Plugin for Photoshop Elements 10?
I think I took a neat picture of a butterfly that I just used PSE10 to cut out of its background. Now, I want to package the butterfly as "free" clipart using appropriate tags to preserve my ...
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Does reducing JPG resolution decrease, increase, or have no effect on image quality?
I'm getting ready to download a bunch of images from microstock photo agency Dreamstime. I'll eventually want most of the images in the 400x300 pixel range for my website when I'm done working with ...
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Should I use RAW or JPEG for wedding photography?
I am about to shoot in a wedding ceremony and would like to know, Should I shoot in RAW or JPEG?
I asked a photographer (outside the US) and he said converting RAW into JPG changes color (or ...
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Good compromise on quality/compression for hi-rez photographs?
My Nikon D90 dumps out photographs that are 4288 x 2848 @ 300 DPI. They're about ~3 MB in size.
I'm an amateur in every sense of the word. I don't know what 75% of the camera settings do.
I'm ...
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How can I easily convert a large number of pictures from RAW to scaled down JPG?
I have a collection of shots from the same session in RAW and want to covert all of them to JPG. Each one should have a curve applied, then be scaled and sharpened using the same settings.
What is ...
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Should I use “Super Fine” or “Fine Quality” setting on Samsung S1050 camera? [duplicate]
I have a Samsung S1050 camera. There are three quality settings - Super Fine, Fine and Normal, which I believe relates to the JPEG compression level. I have mainly used Fine in the past, but wonder ...
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Why do I get two JPEG files instead of RAW+JPEG when transfering to my computer from my Nikon D5100?
I have a Nikon D5100 and I want to shoot RAW and JPG at the same time. I select RAW+N (RAW plus Normal Size JPG). Now when I export the shots to my computer I end up with two files called DSC_0123 ...
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Why does Adobe Camera Raw 6.4.1 offer different White Balance for different photos?
I am using Adobe Camera Raw v6.4.1 to view my Nikon d-90 photos on my computer and when I go to change the White Balance, for some photos I only get the choices:
As Shot
Auto
Custom
Yet for other ...
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Where should I store the metadata for personal images?
I'm adding coordinates, location, country name, my name, url, and occasionally a description to my photos. They are all in the JPEG format. I use them mostly for personal use but give some away to ...
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What software raw converter can convert from .raf to .jpg, replicating the Fujifilm in-camera raw conversion algorithm?
Why I ask for software
To perform batch conversion of many existing .raf files to .jpg.
Why I want Fujifilm's algorithm, specifically
I have tried Lightroom and Silkypix, and both fail to give ...
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Does Lightroom export white-balance temperature and tint value to JPEG metadata?
When I export a JPEG from Lightroom 3.6, is the white-balance temperature and tint value written in the JPEG file somewhere? Could I later take that JPEG and see (in the EXIF for example) what the WB ...
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How to import metadata from extermal .xmp sidecar file when importing .jpg files into Lightroom?
I have thousands of image files that I want to import into Lightroom. Some of the files are .nef, some are .jpg, .tiff, and other formats.
If I have file1.nef and also have file1.xmp in the same ...
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Help! I have corrupted Jpeg files and I want to get them back to normal!
Ok, so here's what has happened. I was in the middle of uploading the photos from my Sony memory stick (I used two different sony cameras with the same memory stick) of my vacation, onto my computer, ...
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Which Windows raw image viewer can only show jpeg, but on delete both raw and jpeg?
I'm searching for an image viewer with the following features:
(situation is, that both jpeg and raw are saved)
windows (7) support
when clicking through pictures only show jpeg
when deleting photo, ...
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How to scale down images in Lightroom while maintaining quality?
I am working with a product photographer who is having issues understanding dpi and resolution.
She is shooting products to go onto a website using a Canon 5D and an ortery box.
I have asked her to ...
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Why are colors different between RAW and JPEG when both are viewed in Lightroom?
Yesterday I was shooting images of trees that were wrapped in the beautiful baby lights that stores put in holidays. I noticed, when I went back home and checked my photos, that there is a slight ...
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Is conversion to 16 bit needed for good PP results when working on JPEG images?
When working on JPEG files, should I start by converting the images to 16 bit depth? Supposedly that would make for more room for the adjustments I'm going to make on the photos. Two occasions that ...
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What is a simple and effective method to sharpen for web output in Photoshop?
In Photoshop, I've got a master PSD image file with all mask and adjustment layer treatments, but no sharpening at all. I save for web and create a JPG at 1200px. Now, I bring that file back into ...
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Online Storage Options [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What options are there for good, cheap online backup of data?
Prior to 2012 I'd been shooting jpg files and uploading them to Phanfare.com (which allows unlimited ...
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What is the difference between the different ways to export JPEG files from Photoshop?
Photoshop allows you to save the processed image as JPEG in two ways. Save As and Save for web. I have observed that Save for web gives more options like converting to sRGB etc. I have also observed ...
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Does size reduction in a fine quality JPEG photograph introduce noise?
Does size reduction in a fine quality JPEG photograph introduces noise?
I use Gwenview to reduce the size of the JPEG photographs. Does that cause some noise introduction?
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Should I shoot in RAW or Fine JPEG [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the pros and cons when shooting in RAW vs JPEG?
I am a beginner hobbyist and am a little overwhelmed by all that is involved with DSLR photography. Having ...
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Lightroom: print or export for online printing of specific aspect ratios
Which is better?
Use the Develop module to crop an image to a specific ratio and then export it to a JPEG
or
use the Print Module and print them to a JPG with a specific page size (aspect ratio)?
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Does reducing Lightroom export file size reduce image quality?
Sometimes I reduced the file sizes of my jpeg images for faster uploading to the web.
Does this reduce the image quality?
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Is it better to print from jpg or tiff on A2 paper?
I just read the answers here, but if we are talking about printing high quality in A2 format (that's about 16"x23", for those not used to ISO standard paper sizes) on a good printer, is it possible to ...
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How to know when a digital photo downloaded from Facebook was taken?
A photo from Facebook. I am using MS Windows 7. I tried a few online EXIF viewers and downloaded a few.
None of them show me the date the photo was shown, but some agree on the ICC profile data/time ...
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Get components stream Y,Cb and Cr in photoshop
Is there a way to get the component images corresponding Y, Cb, Cr in photoshop. I just need to combine them in layers to see how they form the original image.
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How can I export TIFF images to JPEG with no adjustments, using Lightroom?
I use Lightroom (version 3 now, probably 4 soon) to work with my raw images. When exporting to JPEG, Lightroom applies a number of adjustments, even if I leave all the settings at the default.
This ...
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What are the differences of bringing RAW or JPEG into Photoshop?
Most of my images are in RAW format. When I bring an image into Photoshop, does it make a difference whether it's a JPEG or RAW? I understand the difference between JPEGs and RAW images. I'm just ...
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Optimal JPGs resolution out of a Point & Shoot camera for storage size and quality? [duplicate]
Simple point & shoots don't produce RAWs, they produce JPGs. Let's assume you have a modern P&S which shoots 16 megapixels maximum in Super Fine, Fine and Normal JPGs.
First side question is ...
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Export sidecar JPEG from Lightroom
When I import RAW+JPEG in Lightroom I uncheck the option "Treat JPEG files next to raw files as separate photos" because I don't like the clutter this causes.
Sometimes I do want to have a sidecar ...
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Converting / re-compressing select photos in Lightroom
As my Lightroom catalog grows ther eare some photographs I would like to preserve, but where I don't need all the editing latitude offered by RAW.
I know I can convert them to DNG, but are there ...
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Raw versus JPG Images with a DSLR [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the pros and cons when shooting in raw vs JPEG?
For typical family photos, with a Nikon D5100 DSLR, is there any reason to shoot RAW images rather than the ...
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What image quality is lost when re-saving a JPEG image in MS Paint?
Has anyone ever noticed that if you open a image in mspaint (.jpg, .jpeg) and then just save it, the image size is reduced by many folds. I use this method to reduce the file size.
However, I am not ...
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Why do my sRGB exports from Lightroom look different from RAW files shown in the program even though my monitor can only show sRGB?
I have read tons of docs about color management over the Web, but there is something I can't understand.
I have a screen that can only render the RGB color space.
It is very well calibrated using ...
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Why are my Lightroom 3 developments displaying in some applications but not others?
I'm shooting timelapse photos in JPEG and Ive imported them using Lightroom 3. They were initially upside down so I flipped them around added some exposure and saturation adjustments. I selected all ...
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Saving as PDF with JPG compression vs saving it as JPG
I am creating a booklet with a hight resolutio (more than 4800 pixels height) and I am about to print it.
My question is, what is better in terms of quality:
Saving each page as a PDF with JPG ...
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How can I work around Photoshop Elements 7's inability to open JPG files from my Android phone?
I copied some photographs that I took with my Android phone to my laptop. When I tried to open them with Photoshop Elements 7.0, I received the following error message:
Could not complete your ...
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Should I use Active D-Lighting when shooting Raw?
I understand (ref) that I can do my own post processing to get the same effect that Active D-Lighting gives.
But does the in-camera ADL get applied to the raw image data or is it only done to the ...
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What's the difference between using RAW or JPG with After Effects?
I am making some timelapse videos. And I have around 1500 photos in RAW format. I did some adjustoments in Lightroom and then imported these RAW files to After Effects. But After Effects processed ...
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SmugMug pixelation in dark parts of jpg from lightroom
I'm new to Lightroom and new to SmugMug, so I'm hoping someone can help me out.
I have this set of photos I took of a sunset, shot in jpg, edited in Lightroom to my liking and then published via the ...
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Is there a way to find only progressive jpegs on Mac using Adobe CS or other apps? [migrated]
To put my work up on my website, I initially collected some images and converted them to progressive jpegs. But later I went in and added more. I now can't tell simply by file size which ones are ...
