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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: ThePhotoDude on January 29, 2008, 09:58:34 am

Title: Question about a format
Post by: ThePhotoDude on January 29, 2008, 09:58:34 am

Hello all,

Quick question for you, has anyone ever heard of a format called ca. 30 ?

I have a potential client I am quoting, and when I asked them about what format the files would be in they said "The pictures will be ca. 30."

Has anyone heard of this? I have Googled and cannot find any reference to this, and I am reluctant to go back to the client and ask them what they mean and show them my ignorance.

Please help, I need to give an intelligent answer back to him today.

thanks loads.

Regards,

Title: Question about a format
Post by: Jonathan Wienke on January 29, 2008, 10:02:39 am

Never heard of it. And since Google hasn't either, I wouldn't be too ashamed of your ignorance. It's probably either some kind of typo, or the client attempting to blindly parrot something and garbling it in the process. Ask for clarification.

Title: Question about a format
Post by: ThePhotoDude on January 29, 2008, 10:08:31 am

Thanks Jonathan,

I am wondering the same, or perhaps it's some sort of transparency format and not a digital file at all, but, again, Google doesn't have anything about ca.30 other than some type of battleship!

Title: Question about a format
Post by: 01af on January 29, 2008, 12:43:45 pm

He means there will be approx. 30 pictures. It's the number, not the format. "ca." is short for circa and means 'about' or 'approximately.'

-- Olaf

Title: Question about a format
Post by: ThePhotoDude on January 30, 2008, 04:35:27 am

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He means there will be approx. 30 pictures. It's the number, not the format. "ca." is short for circa and means 'about' or 'approximately.'

-- Olaf
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Yep! That is spot on. I emailed him back yesterday and asked him what he meant and it was exactly that, there will be about 30 pictures to print.
Phew - thought I was going mad there for a minute.

Thanks all!