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Re: Vuescan vs. Nikon software

2003-02-12 by dsmithhfx <dsmithhfx@yahoo.com>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "craig 
<craygc@y...>" <craygc@y...> wrote:
> Dont know if this is your problem but the PC and the Mac write the 
bit order of the data reversed to each other. this is called little 
and big endian format and can cause some problems with file transfers 
between the two platforms. Dont know about PS 6 but PS 7 gives a 
format option in the save command.
> 

That's true, but PS (Win & Mac) has no problem opening PS TIF's saved 
in the 'other' format. Baffling then that PS Win can open the VS TIFs 
correctly, but PS Mac apparently can't.

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