compressée

15:18 Mar 18, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / account of a photojournalist
French term or phrase: compressée
Hello,

This is a photographer talking:

"Ce soir au bar de l’hôtel ou je viens reprogrammer ma mémoire initiale qui avait été compressée toute la journée, je suis abordé par..."

I'm not familiar with photography jargon and I'm hoping that somebody here is :)

Thank you.
Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 09:26


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4compressed
Jennifer Levey


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compressed


Explanation:
It most probably refers to file compression, which is used to make image files smaller so more with fit on the memory in the camera. These compressed files will need to be de-compressed before editing.

Note that, although commonly used, "compressée" is not the proper word in French --> "comprimée".

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 05:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think it's being used figuratively here, see my discussion post.
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