It would seem that the real issue is that some code I was using was doing an implicit convert of the tif image to jpeg before the transformation took place.
Sorry to bother. Angus Stewart wrote: > > FOP 0.20.5rc2 > > ISSUE: TIFF image rendering in pdf is lossy. > > QUESTION 1: Is this a configuration item? > QUESTION 2: How can I, as a user, resolve this issue. > > Comparison of tiff image to rendered image in pdf. PDF > shows marked degredation. > > PDF contains tag: /DCTDecode - indicates lossy compression > > Using a faxed tiff image. > > Looked at ./org/apache/fop/image/TiffImage.java: > According to code when compression type equals 3 use CCFFilter. > Suspect, however, that DCTFilter used instead. > > tiffinfo: > Image Width: 1728 Image Length: 1073 > Resolution: 204, 98 pixels/inch > Bits/Sample: 1 > Compression Scheme: CCITT Group 3 > Photometric Interpretation: min-is-white > FillOrder: msb-to-lsb > Orientation: row 0 top, col 0 lhs > Samples/Pixel: 1 > Rows/Strip: 1073 > Planar Configuration: single image plane > Group 3 Options: (0 = 0x0) > Fax Data: clean (0 = 0x0) > > Can convert the image format and render with better 'visual' > results, but this makes fop a little hungry. (tried png). > > Your help is appreciated. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]