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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Very cool B&W Lightjet prints

2002-09-17 by Austin Franklin

> >>>The image taken with a digital camera has no place to go but to
> >>>Photoshop...does it?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Er, why?  For what?  Do you think that mom and pop digital camera
> >>user knows.... etc etc
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >Wasn't this tim, Austin..
> >
> >
> >
> >
> To answer Austin's question..  Because it is only an arbitrary
> collection of 1s and 0s...  It gets mediated  by PhotoShop or by
> software/firmware anytime it is printed or displayed..

Keith,

You missed the point...PS is not REQUIRED for digital pictures, you can
simply hook your camera up to a printer and print the image, with out the
need for any image manipulation software intervention.  Of course, there is
firmware in the camera and printere etc., but that's not the same.

Austin

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