Re: Scanning docs for bitsavers

[Paul Koning via cctalk]

> On Dec 3, 2019, at 12:59 PM, Paul Berger via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> ...
> Would TIFF G4 still be preferable to JPEG2000? It would seem I can control 
> the compression used by selecting the pdf compatibility level.

JPEG2000 apparently has a lossless mode (says Wikipedia).  If so, it would be 
acceptable as an alternative to other lossless compressions.  If used in lossy 
mode, it's not suitable for scanned documents, just as regular JPEG isn't.

        paul