TonyB wrote:

> >For those cases where you have an image in jpeg and no other form,
> >converting it to a non-lossy format like TGA doesn't restore what was
> >lost.  So Ross' situation is one example of where it might be useful for
> >textures.
>
> Exactly my point. Most of the textures on the 'net are JPEG (AFAIK), so you
> could just download them and use them directly, and programs like 3DS2POV
> wouldn't have to convert the textures to other formats for you, making the
> conversion faster and easier.

    Lets not run down jpeg without qualifications. Depending on the image and
how it was saved the loss might not be noticable.

    In other words, don't throw away what might be useful until you have tried
it.

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