Re: What image type should I use for storing scanned images?

[Mike Eovino <meovino@xxxxxxxxx>]

Depends upon what you're going to do with the images.  If you're going
to print them as AFPDS, you might want to store them as IO:CA.  Of
course, converting them to viewable formats is going to be fun ;-)

If you're just going to store them, I'd use GIF's with a very small
color palette unless you're scanning photographs, in which case I'd
use JPEG.

If you're looking for complete imaging solutions, contact me off-list.

Mike E.


On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 10:59:58 -0500, Art Tostaine, Jr.
<atostaine@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm scanning BOL's and other handwritten forms.  Most of the scanning
> systems I've seen always use TIFF, which is a pain because it requires
> plugins for IE.
> 
> I was using JPEG, and the file sizes were around 400-500K.
> 
> I tried TIFF, and they are 3 times that size.
> 
> Is there a reason I should use TIFF anyway?
> 
> Thanks.
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