I guess that those I really want to save I should move onto my H.D. and thence to something like Graphic Converter, and save immediately as TIFF files. Then I can manipulate them without degrading them...
I'm really an amateur at all this, but do read horror stories about how 'fragile' JPEG files are... Keith Whaley Yeah, anything you really want to keep and think you might manipulate shouldn't be left in JPEG. If you have Photoshop or Elements you can save it in their native PSD format. I don't know about Elements, but in full Photoshop you can write an action to convert format and then batch a bunch together, saving a lot of time and effort. Does anyone know if actions are available on Elements? BTW, JPEG only degrades if you open, manipulate and save, so if you save your originals by burning a CD, and close the session, then the image on the CD itself can not be degraded. As far as P&S only having JPEG. I would be more concerned with how much compression the highest grade has. Hopefully no more then 4:1, preferably 2.something:1. You can always convert it to a non-lossy format. BUTCH Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hess (Damien)
