2009.02.22 10:20 "[Tiff] losslessly wrap jpeg file into TIFF", by Zhang Weiwu

2009.02.23 09:31 "Re: [Tiff] losslessly wrap jpeg file into TIFF", by

Olaf,

maybe this is not a politicallly correct comment on a TIFF mailing list, but I honestly believe you will be better served by converting the JPEG files to multi page PDF files.

Why? PDF is a container for images, text, fonts, page layout, and what not. With all this added and unused functionality, comes complexity of implementation at each point in the work flow including all post-processing, and added vulnerability as well. In my mind, it makes sense to group JPEG files in what is exactly and only a grouping of images, i.e. TIFF.

I will admit PDF enjoys good support from at least one big company, meaning that just anyone can open it in the browser, to name just one thing. But long-term storage is all about making sure you're not dependend on good support from one big company. And if, for example, you'd need to do a custom despeckler, or a custom page splitter that detects blank pages and splits the documents, or what not, would you as a developer still feel as comfortable with PDF as you are with TIFF? So maybe it would pay to extend your user's browser with a good TIFF viewer instead, and such is certainly available.

Best regards,

Joris