>>>We are currently investigating distributing our data on CD's for our >>>customers and need to
>>>convert all our images/documents to a common format.
>>>
>>>If you have experienced this before, what common format type would you choose >>>to
>>>base all of our data on. e.g. TIF, JPG, PDF, .... Can you give a reason.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance
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>>I use JPG images, and this is actually not my choice but choice of my client >>who claims to have experience in the area. Generally JPG size is 10 times less >>(depending on quality/compression) than corresponding BMP.
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>A second alternative is GIF. It's files are slightly larger than JPG's (about >10 to 15%), but they are read quicker by most applications. A JPG is >two-tiered which requires two passes to fully evaluate the file. The plus side >is that JPG offers a preview by looking at it after the first pass (lower >resolution).
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>I personally prefer JPG's b/c there seems to be a more consistent quality of >resolution.

Plus JPG support more than 256 colors, which GIF don't.

Erik Niese-Petersen