[Digikam-users] Re: need advice re: format conversion

[Tom Cloyd]

On 01/24/2011 11:46 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
> Tom said: "All originals: convert to lossless PGF for software processing, then JPG for web use, retaining PGF for archival storage of processed image, if desired."
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> Shouldn't you be retaining the original jpg file, and creating a pgf file for each edited version you create? And that should only be necessary if you need to reopen edited files for further editing. Simple edits, like a crop, might only need a jpg copy, but perhaps that's just complicating things.
I completely agree. My sentence was poorly written. It should have read 
"For image processing, create lossless PGF copy...retaining original 
and, if desired, processed PGF, in archive."  Sorry for the confusion!

t.
> These steps wouldn't be necessary if digiKam had non destructive editing, like Lightroom. Are there any plans for such a feature?
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