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On 07/01/2021 02:22, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 04/01/2021 23:37, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: |
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>> However I noticed that the latter procuces larger files for the same |
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>> quality |
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>> setting. So currently, I first save with a very high setting from |
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>> Showfoto |
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>> and then recompress the whole directory in a one-line-loop using |
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>> imagemagick’s convert. |
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> You lose some extra quality when doing this due to recompression. What |
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> you should do is save in a lossless format (like png or bmp) and then |
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> convert that to jpg. |
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If you're doing that (which I recommend), I set my camera to "raw + |
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jpeg", and then dump the raw files to DVD. That way, it doesn't matter |
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what happens to the jpegs as you can always re-create them. |
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If you've only got jpegs (why are you using a rubbish camera :-) then |
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just dump the original jpegs to DVD - that's why what Google do is so |
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bad - they compress it to upload it from your Android phone, and then |
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delete the original! AND THAT'S THE DEFAULT !!! |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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