Shot JPEG, converted to TIFF: Is this dumb?
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 8:31 am
First of all, I have never presented myself to know a lot about computers and I know a lot less about digital. I am illiterate when it comes to this stuff. I rely on you to chime in to get me back on track. And I really try to keep it at a minimum.
My knowledge is of nature. I know the Biosphere but am learning more about it every day. I love it more than anything!
So regarding the technology, I am tired of fighting with all these converters and programs and on top of that....keeping on top of them when they continually change. So a light came on yesterday and I decided to do what Steve Circone (spelling?) does; i.e. I decided to shoot yesterday's loons in JPEG with this D500. And sure enough CC opened them.
But here is where my Dummy comes in: We have all read that stuff about losing a little data each time a JPEG is opened. Well, I thought, why not convert the JPEGs (that I decide to keep), over to TIFFs ? Surely this will archive them. No?
Can anyone briefly explain? If you choose not to I can understand why.
AFTERTHOUGHT: Yes, it was dumb alright; i.e. I lost almost all ability (latitude?) to post-process with the NIK software and DXO Pro Optics and so on. So it is back to RAW or maybe RAW/JPEG. Right?
Robert
My knowledge is of nature. I know the Biosphere but am learning more about it every day. I love it more than anything!
So regarding the technology, I am tired of fighting with all these converters and programs and on top of that....keeping on top of them when they continually change. So a light came on yesterday and I decided to do what Steve Circone (spelling?) does; i.e. I decided to shoot yesterday's loons in JPEG with this D500. And sure enough CC opened them.
But here is where my Dummy comes in: We have all read that stuff about losing a little data each time a JPEG is opened. Well, I thought, why not convert the JPEGs (that I decide to keep), over to TIFFs ? Surely this will archive them. No?
Can anyone briefly explain? If you choose not to I can understand why.
AFTERTHOUGHT: Yes, it was dumb alright; i.e. I lost almost all ability (latitude?) to post-process with the NIK software and DXO Pro Optics and so on. So it is back to RAW or maybe RAW/JPEG. Right?
Robert