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Perhaps he’s working on something for a client who simply doesn’t have any other file format? More likely, maybe the photos were taken with a digital camera that can’t output any other file format? Nothing is gained by switching to another file format once the JPEG damage has been done.
Well, basic troubleshooting suggests that if one format does not work, try another.
If there is no reason that the images HAVE to be placed as JPEG, then convert them to TIFF rather than try to solve the JPEG problem. Converting a JPEG to TIFF will not undo the JPEG compression damage, but it will solve the problem.
Or, if there is a specific reason why they must be placed as JPEG and not TIFF, then the person looking for help should say so. Often people believe they need to place a JPEG in a page layout program when in fact they do not. For example, I have had clients mistakenly believe that if they want to create a PDF for the Web, they should place JPEG files in InDesign, not knowing that when a PDF is saved form InDesign, you can opt to downsample the images, convert them to JPEG, or both.
Either there is a reason the original poster is choosing JPEG, or there isn’t. If there isn’t, the original poster can solve the problem by using TIFF instead. If there is, and the original poster can explain that reason, perhaps we can offer workarounds or other ways to solve the problem.
After all, if someone comes onto a newsgroup looking for free help in solving a problem, it’s not asking too much to suggest that he define the nature and parameters of the problem…
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