Hope this question isn't stupid...

[Geoff]

Hello all,
ok...i feel a bit silly asking this question but here goes.. I'm new to using NEF..and I was wondering once you've shot in NEF and then PP'd it enough to your satisfaction...and you want to go and get a print of it...what do you save it as generally? TIFF? Saving back to JPEG would lose quality due to such high compression right? I may be on the wrong track here so please help me if I can. I got a 1gig card today (thanx Birddog) and now I can afford to use NEF. Thanks in advance,


Geoff.

[JordanP]

Hi,

I save back to jpeg to send for print - though most labs will take either format. I have not noticed any quality issues with going to jepg but having never sent a tiff away to print, I have no comparison.

That wasn't very helpful was it

[gstark]

Geoff,

Save as NEF initially; that way you get to keep but review your changes further down the track should you wish to.

If you're doing the printing yourself, print directly from there; otherwise, save as a high quality jpg.

[birddog114]

Geoff,
Save as Jpeg after PP and send to printing lab otherwise using NEF in direct printing or DIY.
You won't notice much quality changed in Jpeg after saved