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<p>[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 5125659, member: 99239"]I don't agree with this sentiment. I think you're coming from the purist camp that believes anything other than RAW file format is sacrilege. First of all, you don't even know if he doesn't have a master copy. Second, a JPG saved at max quality is pretty much indistinguishable from a lossless file format while still having a smaller footprint. Third, the right choice of file format ultimately rests on what the intended purpose is. For web display JPG has been king since the early 90's and I doubt at this point any other will be a serious rival as the compression algorithm is already close to 100% of theoretical efficiency (afaik).</p><p><br /></p><p>You could print a wall-sized poster with a file of this size without a hit of loss of detail. I think he made the right call.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rasiel[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Suarez, post: 5125659, member: 99239"]I don't agree with this sentiment. I think you're coming from the purist camp that believes anything other than RAW file format is sacrilege. First of all, you don't even know if he doesn't have a master copy. Second, a JPG saved at max quality is pretty much indistinguishable from a lossless file format while still having a smaller footprint. Third, the right choice of file format ultimately rests on what the intended purpose is. For web display JPG has been king since the early 90's and I doubt at this point any other will be a serious rival as the compression algorithm is already close to 100% of theoretical efficiency (afaik). You could print a wall-sized poster with a file of this size without a hit of loss of detail. I think he made the right call. Rasiel[/QUOTE]
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