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One of my first picture taken over the week-end with the 1Ds Mark III. The dynamic range of this camera is simply unbelievable…
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HOW I HANDLE RAW IMAGE FILES
by Steven LoveSince there are a lot of opinions on how to work with RAW files I thought I’d write a journal entry explaining what I know about RAWs and…
Since there are a lot of opinions on how to work with RAW files I thought I’d write a journal entry explaining what I know about RAWs and how I work with them. / . / This is a direct quote from my Olympus Camera manual; “RAW data is the unprocessed data from the camera’s sensor that has not undergone any changes or modification in white balance, sharpness, contrast or color.” / . / Generally speaking RAW is uncompressed relative to a compressed format such as JPEG. / However, RAW is compressed relative to TIFF (tagged image file format). / The difference between RAW and TIFF is that TIFF is completely uncompressed. When I shoot in RAW the file size is 13.5 megabytes. When I convert this to a TIFF the file size balloons to 23 megabytes. The reason for the size difference is because RAW uses what is called a “Lossless” compression algorythm similar to a compressed zip file. This method of compression preserves all image data with no losses. / . / JPEG ( joint photographic engineering group) uses what is called “Lossy” compression in which data is discarded or deleted in order to make room for the file compression. This results in loss of quality. Even at the highest quality setting there is still some loss of quality when converting a RAW or TIFF into a JPEG. / . / TIFF is the absolute best format for printing. In a TIFF all image data is there and there is no loss of quality when converting from a RAW to a TIFF. But TIFFs consume a lot of space on the Hard Drive relative to RAW. So TIFFs are not practical if you have a large number of TIFF images to store. / Another disadvantage is that TIFF is not uploadable on some websites and not all web browsers can read TIFF. / . / One solution is to use another format known as PNG (portable network graphic). / The PNG format uses the same lossless compression algorythm as a RAW making a PNG identical to a RAW in terms of file size and image quality preservation. / The main difference between a RAW and a PNG is that not all photo editing programs can read RAWs, but PNGs can be read by all photo editing programs including Photoshop. And some sites, such as RedBubble will accept PNG files but not RAWs or TIFFs. / . / It should be noted that Photoshop can read a RAW if you obtain what is called a “Plug-In” from the manufacturer of your camera and install it in the Photoshop Plug-Ins folder. This is necessary because one of the attributes of a RAW file is that there is extra data from the camera manufacturer in the RAW file that acts like a lock to prevent other programs from opening a RAW file. The Plug-In to Photoshop acts like a key that enables Photoshop to open the RAW file. Only then will you be able to use Photoshop to edit RAW files. / . / Some newer versions of Photoshop such as CS2 and CS3 may already have the Plug-Ins while older versions will have to be manually installed. I got the Plug-In when I logged onto the Adobe site and updated my CS2 version. / . / Now, the way I work with the RAWs is first I open it with Photoshop and then make all the necessary adjustments such as white balance, sharpness, contrast and so on. / Once all the adjustments are complete I then save the adjusted RAW as a PNG. This preserves the image quality of the RAW but as a PNG I can now upload it to internet sites that accept PNGs such as RedBubble. / . / By using PNG instead of JPEG your prints will be superior in color and clarity. / . / As an experiment I made a pair of prints off of my own printer to see if there was a visual difference. The result was interesting. / The print made from the PNG had brighter and more vivid colors than the version printed from the JPEG. / . / The JPEG version seemed more subdued in terms of overall brightness and color saturation. This is probably due to the compression of a JPEG. Even at the highest quality setting the JPEG has to discard some data to compress the image file. / It would appear that image brightness and color saturation is the first data to be discarded even with the JPEG quality at its highest setting. / . / My conclusion is the following; / If you want superior prints but also need to save space in your computer save your RAW as a PNG. / Use JPEG only if you have a slow dial-up connection or if the site your uploading to will only accept JPEG, otherwise PNG is the best. / . / Well, that’s how I handle RAWs. / . / If any of you have any additional information about RAWs that I did not cover here feel free to add them as a comment. / . / Thanks for taking the time to read this.
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You often find things like these diskettes laying about, or hard drives and backup tapes etc. I often wonder what is on them, but i have a firm rule about not taking any artefacts from a site. I have known someone recover a video tape from a demolished site though and recover the content to find a training video for the site from when it was active which was really interesting.
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This is a piece Campbell Drake and I did for the recent L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. The installation took us approximately 1 week to do. / Check out: / http://www.redbubble.com/people/thecleanskins / http://www.redbubble.com/people/alexaustin0 / http://www.redbubble.com/people/jessewhistler / these guys are the dopest documentors in the universe and deserve mad fucking props….. / peace / ak / ps. photo credit to Mr. Barney
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A Robot.
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MY DATA BACKUP BEST PRACTICES.
by David IoriHi, I just want to share with you my best practices how I back up my data. / I take a lot of photos, I shoot RAW doesn’t take long to a…
Hi, I just want to share with you my best practices how I back up my data. / I take a lot of photos, I shoot RAW doesn’t take long to accumulate a lot of Data. What I use / I use 4 gig memory cards, I have a few of these. / I have 2 X 500 gig hard drives. / There are one terabyte drives available now, very reasonably priced. MY BEST PRACTICES The best practice is to copy your files from your card to your PC first into a directory, don’t delete the work on your card just yet wait till after you have burnt it to a DVD and checked that you can open the files. Then the best practice is to format your card with the camera once you have finished burning the files to DVD. That’s your first step in a recovery from disaster happening label the DVD make more than one copy if you’re totally paranoid and store your DVD’s somewhere safe. I have all my working data on a 500 gig drive, I have written a script that will copy only changes made on the drive on my pc over to another 500 gig hard drive as well but in a USB hard case with external power. This script happens on shut down, or any time I choose, it is extremely quick, and logs all the work that changes to a text file, I now have a mirrored copy of all my data, which I can take with me or store some where safe as well. I have set up scripts like this at work as well where I mirror servers to remote site as well over a internet connection in case of a disaster all the data is of site and safe. I hope this has been of some help Anyone needs help with a script I’d be happy to help Remember the first thing is to get the files from the card onto a DVD, you have a safe backup then. Regards, David.
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Whats Really Inside you?
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More RADIOHEAD Coolness
by sjemA videoclip made with no cameras, only data from ‘laser beams’. RA DIOHEA_D / HOU SE OF_C ARDS...
A videoclip made with no cameras, only data from ‘laser beams’. RA DIOHEA_D / HOU SE OF_C ARDS
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Please do not make the same mistake I made
by Andy Mueller IPASome months ago I purchased an external harddrive for my laptop, in order to backup my important data including most of my digital images…
Some months ago I purchased an external harddrive for my laptop, in order to backup my important data including most of my digital images. Then, to cut a few steps from my post processing steps, I started working on my images directly from the external backup drive. Now I cannot access this 4 month old drive, get various different errors and cannot access my data. I’m extremely sad over the 1200 images I took during my recent trip to Europe to see my family. Although I have not given up on retrieving this data somehow, please do not make the same mistake I did. If you are using a harddrive to backup your data, you may want to buy another one to backup the backup onto. I’m very very sad over this, thought I would vent and hope this does not happen to you.
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Glasses
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Fingio Vendarr Nailstar, Leader of Outerspace Hand share top secret data with Energon Milker Arshad
by Kenny IrwinUS$3.42–US$91.20
We were sent word that there is a disturbance in the galaxy spreading quickly and that the dOvemaster has revealed the eyeyOlk which could rip the very fabric of time and space. We are here to help your species by giving you a much needed timely hand of help. I see you have the secret technology in your energon milk jug that will prove most useful Arshad Moshin. Yes Fingio Vendarr Nailstar, it’s about time the Rogue dOvemaster Columbiformic dOvezolo gets what he has coming to him and his COOing Avians of evil dOves from far beyond our world.
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Weekly Spot Light on Talent Speak Article
by Velia SpecchioArticle on my work posted on Talent Data Base. / / “My body is as much a medium as the camera the that captures it. One obvious common th…
Article on my work posted on Talent Data Base. / / “My body is as much a medium as the camera the that captures it. One obvious common thread in my work is myself as the model the performer the subject the photographer.” – Velia Specchio Velia Specchio’s photography is inspired by saints, myths , art history and humanity and focuses on self-portraits. Her work has a fantasy quality with fragments of broken glass appearing to cut up the view into mosaic pieces . Living and working in Pennsylvania, Velia continues to strive for work that comes from the core of emotion and action, not logic and reason. A goal that has surely brought a dark watery depth to the finished images. / Her new work involves exploring the core of human condition. Velia holds a B.S. Degree in Art Ed and Studio Painting. She uses her love of photography and her skills at painting to create a mixed media of photos that are rich with color and imagination. her works are available for purchase here. Check out her TalentDatabase listing for an insider’s look on the very personal world of Velia Specchio. / AJ West- Talent speaks You may wish to add your own work here at…. http://talentspeaks.com/
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3D illustration depicting information and data flow in cybespace
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A modern communications tower in a dark sepia tone.
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Cool Data Storage and back up
by Tony FallonCheck this out. Recent data storage option taking up to 4 standard hard drives. Manage and safegaurd your files and swap out small old di…
Check this out. Recent data storage option taking up to 4 standard hard drives. Manage and safegaurd your files and swap out small old disk for bigger new disc when required. A bit expensive at the moment at around $500 but looks one of the best home or small office solutions going. Claims to be better than RAID. Anyone got one ? Please let us know what you think DROBO Storage Robot
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Geeking Out With Exif
by Dave PearsonBack in May last year I knocked up some code to generate some (po…
Back in May last year I knocked up some code to generate some (pointless) stats taken from the Exif data of my photographs. The other day I found the Google charts API and got to thinking that it might be (pointless) fun to knock something up that used it to generate some charts from the stats. A little bit of PHP hacking later and I’ve now got a page of totally pointless charts to go along with the totally pointless stats. Things like this: No, I’m not sure that it tells me anything useful either. But, but, but…. It’s fun to hack.
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