Bill,

To bad you have no, say benchmarking numbers for DjVu  you that you
could share with list. There are also a small group of Archivists using
this tool.

Chris Flynn

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From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 11:38 AM
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Subject: Re: Compression software for EDRMS

>>Someone recommended JPEG2000, but it is my understanding that this is
used for photo's or GIS type documents. We have been storing the
documents as TIF's and want to continue storing them this way.  Any
solutions?<<

If you scan JPEG 2000 is one option, we use DjVu.  File sizes that are
unusable in PDF or TIF are reduced to a fraction of their original size.
A couple of examples include a 2 page document scanned in 24 bit color.
PDF is 7.6 MB, TIF is 1.5 MB, DjVu is 44 K.  Large format drawings and
photographs provide similar results.  Documents up to a GB in size are
reduced to under 1 MB.  Couple the storage savings with the improvements
in viewing and you have an unbeatable combination.

Bill R

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