Best file type; JPEG, TIFF, PNG etc

I'm using Iphoto 5 (can't decide to buy 06 or buy new Imac - still thinking on that ...) and wonder what is the best file type to use. When importing pictures from my camera they are jpeg's (haven't tried raw setting yet)- from my scanner I use TIFF. It appears the TIFF files are a lot larger - 20 to 50mb compared to the jpegs 1 to 5mb. I've opened the TIFF files in preview and save as JPEG to reduce the size and also scanned using JPEG format - I don't see any advanatge to the larger tiff files and the smaller jpegs are easier manipulated - am I'm missing something?

Hi Arlington,
There is an important difference between JPG and TIFF:
JPG uses a lossy compression!!!
Just try to open a JPG and save it under a new name as JPG. Repeat this ten times and then compare the last picture (..the one that got saved and re-saved ten times as a JPG) with the original one you should see a difference, the quality of the last image should be a lot less than the original.
That's the difference - if you want to edit your pictures (e.g. in Photoshop) and quality is your first priority then go with TIFF. If you just download the pictures from your digital camera and store them then JPEG is your best choice.
HTH,
Koinseb

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>I am currently building a presentation file for a
company. They have a
>wide
> range of spec PCs that they would view the presentation
on and I want to
> ensure
> that they can view it smoothly even if they are viewing
it on a PC that is
> years and years old with very little RAM and graphics
power.
> So, there must be a prefered file type that people tend
to save in whether
> it
> be .JPG , .BMP etc for images or .AVI , .MPEG etc for
video. Is there a
> better
> file type to be using to ensure the presentation works
well on every (well
> almost) computer?
> Also are there any image properties that I should avoid,
such as alpha
> masking?
> Finally Flash. What is the best way to save and create a
Flash file that
> can
> be viewed best on any PC?
>
> Publishing. I have had problems with this before. Should
files be
> imported
> into the presentation or left external? Any tips as for
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