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Choosing a File Type (continued)
Format
JPEG is adequate for images that will be output at
low resolution or distributed in electronic form.
Images can be compressed, allowing more images
to be saved in the same amount of disk space.
Note, however, that JPEG compression results in
loss of information that can not afterwards be
restored. Save files at the lowest compression
JPEG
ratio possible; if necessary, you can always save
(EXIF)
them again at a higher compression ratio. This
format is not available when saving CMYK im-
JPEG
ages or images with a bit depth of sixteen bits
(JFIF)
per channel. JFIF is the standard JPEG format,
widely used in imaging software and web brows-
ers. EXIF is an extension of the JPEG format
that allows thumbnail data and information
about the image to be included in a JPEG file.
This format can be read by most applications
that support the JPEG format.
Reference: The Nikon Scan Applet
Description
Choosing a File Type (continued)
Format
Use TIFF when saving images for high-quality
output or publishing. Images scanned at a bit
depth of twelve or fourteen bits or that have
been converted to sixteen bits after scanning
will be saved as sixteen-bit TIFF, eight-bit images
TIFF
as eight-bit TIFF. CMYK images will be saved as
CMYK TIFF. Although the lack of compression
will result in larger files, a high level of image
quality will be maintained. This file type is sup-
ported by a wide variety of applications on a
variety of computer platforms.
PICT, the generic format used on the Macintosh,
supports JPEG compression. Most Macintosh
PICT
users will be able to view files of this type. This
(Macintosh
format is not available in the Windows version
only)
of Nikon Scan, and does not support CMYK,
sixteen-bit grayscale, or sixteen-bit RGB.
This is the generic format used on Windows
systems. Most Windows users will be able to
BMP
view files of this type. This format is not avail-
(Windows
able in the Macintosh version of Nikon Scan, and
only)
does not support CMYK, sixteen-bit grayscale,
or sixteen-bit RGB.
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