The only reason I said TIFF was because that is what the scanner creates.
Tom
: "Conrad Vogel
> A PNG (1000ssless) file would be better for archiving than a TIFF.
>
> They are usually about 700f the size of TIFF files, and have other
> advantages:
>
> http://www.atalasoft.com/PNG.html
> http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
>
>
> Tom Scales wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >The 4000dpi filmescanners, in 16-bit mode, generate a 120MB Tiff file, at
> >approximately 5500x3500 pixels. The flatbed might generate files that
big,
> >but the results are limited by the print -- to a much lower quality.
> >
>
>
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