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NEF file types and sizes: bit depth and compression
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<blockquote data-quote="PaulPosition" data-source="post: 316695" data-attributes="member: 25700"><p>But lossless means exactly what it says. Loss. -less. No information loss. You uncompress it, you get the exact same bits in the exact same place, all that post-process potential is there, as strong as ever.</p><p></p><p>Lossless compression makes no compromise. If a scene is detailed enough that it can't find even one pattern to replicate, then - except in name - the image will be uncompressed and the ilesize will stay the same. But if half the frame is a burned sky of 100% white pixels you'll get a much smaller file for the same resulting digital negative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaulPosition, post: 316695, member: 25700"] But lossless means exactly what it says. Loss. -less. No information loss. You uncompress it, you get the exact same bits in the exact same place, all that post-process potential is there, as strong as ever. Lossless compression makes no compromise. If a scene is detailed enough that it can't find even one pattern to replicate, then - except in name - the image will be uncompressed and the ilesize will stay the same. But if half the frame is a burned sky of 100% white pixels you'll get a much smaller file for the same resulting digital negative. [/QUOTE]
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