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The up graded edition of the Limited Edition of Photoshop 5.0 is available
direct from Adobe for $99.00. It likely can be bought on ebay for much less.
GO:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshople/main.html

I recommend it because the operations and use of its comprehensive tools are
intuitive do not require a lot of learning.

There are some pictures on this page which I think are quite nice.
http://www.landandseacollection.com/id38.html

They were taken with an Olympus D 400 rated at 1.3 MP, and edited with the
LE 5.0 Edition of Photoshop. They were saved at 3 on the JPEG Options scale
(histogram) which determines file size.

Joel Jacobs


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Fogg" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: Navigation instruments from Paris, Maskelyne


> Photoshop is the most well known (and possibly the most demanding to use
well) image management
> software. Since computer screens only output at about 72 pixels per inch
(they vary) there usually is no
> reason to send pics for viewing on a monitor at a resolution any higher
than this. In Photoshop,
> choose 'image size' then save a copy of your pic at this resolution and at
an appropriate size for viewing.
> Then convert it to .jpg file format, but only after you have completed all
other operations, as this step
> loses image quality each time, the effects are accumulative. If your
camera records in .jpg then convert to
> another lossless format as the first step, then reconvert as the last. I
wouldn't be surprised to learn that
> there is software freely available that could do all this. Photoshop is
really a professional application and is
> quite expensive, although there are different versions available.
>
> "how to diminish them and not to degrade them too much" Photoshop
certainly has wonderful tools. One of
> the most useful is a histogram, called 'levels', which is like a
statistical map of the amount of dark and light
> tones. Almost every picture can be improved by playing with its 'levels'.
But this is hardly scratching the
> surface of what is possible with computer image manipulation. There is
much information online. Its a big
> subject.
>
> Quoting Jan Kalivoda :
>
> > Hello, Joel,
> >
> > thank you for your remark. I am fully aware of your troubles, but
working
> > only from internet cafes in Paris, I cannot help you and me now. I will
be
> > able to redress and republish my pictures only in August from Prague.
> >
> > Meanwhile, can you give me advice about software and modes that shall I
use?
> > I tried higher compression ratios for these JPG's, but the quality
suffered.
> > And as these pictures are not the best even uncompressed (it was a bit
> > difficult to take them in an unsuitable room, deep behind the glass), I
> > wonder, how to diminish them and not to degrade them too much.
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Jan Kalivoda
> >
> > Joel Jacobs writes:
> >
> > > Hello Jan,
> > >
> > > Thank you for the invitation. But, the file sizes of you pictures
average
> > > about 2 Megs. For some of us they take too long to load even with
> > broadband.
> > >
> > > Simple photo editing software would allow you to get the file size
down to
> > > 20 KB and still have good pictures.
> > >
> > > BTW, The first picture is still working on opening.
> > >
> > > I very interested in what you published, but haven't more time,
> > >
> > > Joel Jacobs
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jan Kalivoda" 
> > > To: 
> > > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 5:39 PM
> > > Subject: Navigation instruments from Paris, Maskelyne
> > >
> > >
> > >> Hello,
> > >>
> > >> if anybody wants, login to "http://www.xdrive.com" under the login
> > >> "navigation@seznam.cz" (XDRIVE allows only valid e-mail addresses as
> > > logins,
> > >> as you probably know), password "celnav".
> > >>
> > >> You have 60 MB photos of some historical navigation instruments kept
in
> > > the
> > >> Marine Museum in Paris (directory "Musee de la Marine") there. I
tried to
> > >> create the logical sequence of them from the nocturnal and the Jacob
> > staff
> > >> to repeating lunar circles.
> > >>
> > >> Of course, I am not a professional photographer and I didn't have the
> > >> instruments available "au plain air".
> > >>
> > >> At the end of this week, I shall obtain some copies of Maskelyne's
less
> > >> known works printed in the 18th century. It would be interesting to
chat
> > >> about them a bit in the list.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Jan Kalivoda
> >

   

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