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Subject:Re: Digital photo images in manuals. From:"Parks, Beverly" <ParksB -at- EMH1 -dot- HQISEC -dot- ARMY -dot- MIL> Date:Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:41:41 -0700
The output format of the digital image depends on the camera. Some
cameras save in TIFF format, most I believe save in JPEG now. Some give
you a choice.
Print quality will depend a lot on resolution. Minimum resolution for
printing any decent quality is 1024x768. Higher is definitely better.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Herme [SMTP:hermet -at- DNINEVADA -dot- COM]
> I'm interested in finding out about any experiences any of you may
> have
> with incorporating digital photo images in hardcopy manuals.
>
> I have the ability to use a digital camera for presenting photo images
> in our manuals. I have questions about quality of the output during
> the
> development period and during the production period. I'm confused
> about
> the output. Some here are saying the output is bitmapped; others say
> the
> output is in a TIFF format.
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