JPG vs TIF question: Using Photoshop Elements 10 . I opened up a .JPG in the Editor and did not make any edits. The file properties are 3.8 MB 3296x2472......I saved the file as a TIF...

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Using Photoshop Elements 10 . I opened up a .JPG in the Editor and did not make any edits. The file properties are 3.8 MB 3296x2472......I saved the file as a TIF and the file size changed to 23.3 MB 3296x2472........Again I made no changes, edits or resizes. Nothing......,,Can someone explain where the extra MB came from and what they might be? Should I save all my JPGs to TIFs and edit the TIFs.......
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ShakyShutter Loc: Arizona

Yes, edit TIF after converting from JPG.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

Jpegs are compressed files, tiff is usually not (though it can be).
There are advantages to both.

Read about them here:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/imagetypes.htm

or do a search here on this site.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Its all about compression of the file.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Jpegs are compressed files, tiff is usually not (though it can be).
There are advantages to both.

Read about them here:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/imagetypes.htm

or do a search here on this site.

Hey Goofy, how did your comparison go?

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

MT Shooter wrote:

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Jpegs are compressed files, tiff is usually not (though it can be).
There are advantages to both.

Read about them here:

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/imagetypes.htm

or do a search here on this site.

Hey Goofy, how did your comparison go?

WHO YOU CALLIN' GOOFY?
oh, that's me... sorry

MT's refering to the Nikon D700 vs the 7000.

Still looking at the results.
Soooo close it's not funny, even at iso 6400.
Work keeps getting in the way.
Will do a new post with photos and let you know.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

GoofyNewfie wrote:

quote=MT Shooter quote=GoofyNewfie Jpegs are com... (show quote)

Sounds like about what I expected, will look for your post.

pigpen

Snap wrote:

Using Photoshop Elements 10 . I opened up a .JPG in the Editor and did not make any edits. The file properties are 3.8 MB 3296x2472......I saved the file as a TIF and the file size changed to 23.3 MB 3296x2472........Again I made no changes, edits or resizes. Nothing......,,Can someone explain where the extra MB came from and what they might be? Should I save all my JPGs to TIFs and edit the TIFs.......
Snap

JPGs are 8 bits per channel, TIFs are usually 16 bits per channel.

Jack Disbrow Loc: Northern New Jersey

I've mentioned this before, but for those who missed it ... a photo examiner at a major stock photo house consistently makes this recommendation:

"SHOOT IN .RAW, PROCESS IN .TIF, SAVE IN .JPG"

So that's what I do, and it works well. My Pentax came with software for editing and saving from a .RAW file. It then saves in 16 bit .tif ... which is where I do my editing. I save the final result in .jpg, since that is the Stock Photo standard.

mainshipper Loc: Hernando, Florida

Jack Disbrow wrote:

I've mentioned this before, but for those who missed it ... a photo examiner at a major stock photo house consistently makes this recommendation:

"SHOOT IN .RAW, PROCESS IN .TIF, SAVE IN .JPG"

So that's what I do, and it works well. My Pentax came with software for editing and saving from a .RAW file. It then saves in 16 bit .tif ... which is where I do my editing. I save the final result in .jpg, since that is the Stock Photo standard.

That's about all you need to say on this subject. Short and sweet and to the point. All formats have a place in the processing sequence and each is used for a reason.

Snap

Thanks for all your input...I got it now....