Jpeg against Tiff

[Ricky T]

i though of this basic Q today.

i can make / take a 3mb Jpeg.
I can also save that same pic out as a 20Mb tiff ( one layer )

now i know (think ) a tiff can have layers but is there any difference in the flat final image, in respect of print quality at A4 A3 sizes ?

what the difference bascially ?
be nice to know.:bang:

 

[Lunaticsamurai]

Tiff's i think are better for print, but can't be 100% on that.

 

[dazzajl]

In print, no there's no difference. Once you have a final edit then jpeg is the best file format for display and print.

 

[GoNz0]

maybe this will help http://digitalmemoriesonline.net/scan/output/jpeg_vs_tiff.htm

 

[dazzajl]

That raises the very valid point of jpeg quality. A maximum quality jpeg will hold more data than a printer will print. If you go for small file sizes and large amounts of compression, you will very much compromise the quality of any output.

I used to give clients tiff files as a matter of routine, mostly in excess of 100mb each, as I wanted to make sure they got the highest quality possible for print. In the end I swaped to max quality jpegs as printers all said they would produce equal finished product.

 

[DekHog]

No difference for print, but the JPEG will lose quality every time you open and save it.... the TIFF won't, so if you shoot JPEG best to save a copy as TIFF in a sub folder and you'll always have the original quality with them....

 

[Ricky T]

thanks everyone, just clarified for me there no point send a larg tiff to a printer rather than a full res Jpeg.

 

[awp]

thanks everyone, just clarified for me there no point send a larg tiff to a printer rather than a full res Jpeg.

mmmm - unless the tiff is 16bit - jpegs are only 8bit