{"id":2074,"date":"2010-07-13T00:11:38","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T14:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2010-07-13T00:11:47","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T14:11:47","slug":"dynamic-range-theory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/13\/dynamic-range-theory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamic Range Theory"},"content":{"rendered":"

A great video podcast is Meet the GIMP<\/a>. It’s quite accessible and has some useful information. The recent(ish) episode on Dynamic Range Theory<\/a> is useful if you’re wondering why images look different through your eyes, on an LCD and on paper (and what the hell the difference between RAW and JPEG is).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A great video podcast is Meet the GIMP. It’s quite accessible and has some useful information. 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