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

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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