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TIFF
Use TIFF when saving images for high-quality
output or publishing. Images scanned at a bit
depth of twelve or fourteen bits or that have
been converted to sixteen bits after scanning
will be saved as sixteen-bit TIFF, eight-bit images
as eight-bit TIFF. CMYK images will be saved as
CMYK TIFF. Although the lack of compression
will result in larger files, a high level of image
quality will be maintained. This file type is sup-
ported by a wide variety of applications on a
variety of computer platforms.
Format
Description
BMP
(Windows
only)
This is the generic format used on Windows
systems. Most Windows users will be able to
view files of this type. This format is not avail-
able in the Macintosh version of Nikon Scan, and
does not support CMYK, sixteen-bit grayscale,
or sixteen-bit RGB.
Choosing a File Type (continued)
PICT
(Macintosh
only)
PICT, the generic format used on the Macintosh,
supports JPEG compression. Most Macintosh
users will be able to view files of this type. This
format is not available in the Windows version
of Nikon Scan, and does not support CMYK,
sixteen-bit grayscale, or sixteen-bit RGB.
Reference: The Nikon Scan Applet
JPEG
(EXIF)
JPEG
(JFIF)
JPEG is adequate for images that will be output at
low resolution or distributed in electronic form.
Images can be compressed, allowing more images
to be saved in the same amount of disk space.
Note, however, that JPEG compression results in
loss of information that can not afterwards be
restored. Save files at the lowest compression
ratio possible; if necessary, you can always save
them again at a higher compression ratio. This
format is not available when saving CMYK im-
ages or images with a bit depth of sixteen bits
per channel. JFIF is the standard JPEG format,
widely used in imaging software and web brows-
ers. EXIF is an extension of the JPEG format
that allows thumbnail data and information
about the image to be included in a JPEG file.
This format can be read by most applications
that support the JPEG format.
Format
Description
Choosing a File Type (continued)
