Thanks everyone for your responses so far. I should clarify that what I'm looking at is not to replace the NEFs to JPEG2000, but the first-tier derivative TIFs. Mostly I'm considering JPEG2000 as a space-saving measure, to have very large files accessible internally, or from which to create images for rights & reproduction use.
For the most part, our only "free range" images are the lower-quality JPGs that we publish in our online database. We don't have a zoomify function or anything like that, so I publish these images in full. ~P Perian Sully Collections Information Manager Web Programs Strategist The Magnes Berkeley, CA -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck Patch Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:34 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] ye olde TIF vs. JPEG2000 debate Hi Perian, Before making a major commitment to JP2000, you might consider converting those NEF's to DNG, which remains (so far as I am aware - and I expect others to jump in momentarily) more widely implemented than JP2000. There are certainly more tools that can use it. As you go forward, you need to consider what your clients can use/want. Chuck On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Perian Sully <psully at magnes.org> wrote: > Howdy everyone: > > I'm in the midst of reprocessing all (!!) of our image assets from .NEF > (a RAW format) and I'm wondering if I should take another look at > JPEG2000 now. > > When I first started imaging the collection, JPEG2000 was in its infancy > and not widely adopted. As a result, I have my master files in NEF and > TIF, my high-quality derivatives in TIF, and my accessible and web-ready > images in JPG. > > Part of this reprocessing will including making new copies of the > high-quality derivatives as well as the accessible JPGs. So I'm > wondering if I should replace the HQ derivative TIFs with JPEG2000 at > this time. > > Anyone have any opinions, experiences or suggestions before I commit to > this? > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > 2911 Russell St. > Berkeley, CA 94705 > Work: 510-549-6950 x 357 > Fax: 510-849-3673 > http://www.magnes.org > http://www.musematic.org > http://www.mediaandtechnology.org > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Chuck Patch Museum Information Management Consulting 403 Edgevale Rd Baltimore MD 21210 410-366-3613 _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
