Hm, was there someone pleading for low resolution jpgs? Have I missed that?:-) The resolution and size is always depending on the purpose. Before planning too much time for scanning and money for storage capacities, it would be useful to ask oneself if you really want a highway poster 6 x 4 meters in excellent quality. By the way, as a publication house we know quite well what it means to receive low resolution jpgs from our authors. Best Christian Am 16.07.2012 23:00, schrieb O'malley, Erin: > > In my opinion if people are going to go through the trouble of > scanning their family photos for preservation purposes then whey not > instruct them on how archives and museums do it? The whole reason to > scan prints, negatives, etc. is to have a back-up copy in case > something happens to the original. Why should we instruct, even > do-it-yourselfers, do make low resolution scans for this purpose? As > museums and archives we are supposed to be looking down the road. Just > imagine these families coming in 50 years from now and trying to give > us low resolution JPGS because that's all they have left. > > Erin O'Malley > > Exhibit designer > > *From:*Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > *On Behalf Of *"Verlag Dr. C. Müller-Straten" > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:29 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] At home documentation of paper records > > Fine, so there is no danger from the legal side with regard to this > format. It had been a matter of caution. > > Am 11.07.2012 12:46, schrieb James Tichgelaar: > > From the link you provided: "There is an optionallossless > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossless_JPEG>mode defined in the > JPEG standard; however, this mode is not widely supported in > products." > > From the Unofficial TIFF page (referenced by Adobe for users > seeking information on the TIFF format): > > *Question 6. Do I need a license from Adobe or anyone else to use > TIFF?* > > You don't need a license from Adobe to implement software reading > and writing the TIFF format. You may need a license for use of > existing TIFF libraries though libraries with minimal licensing > requirements are also available. > > At one time there was a need for an LZW license from Unisys to > implement LZW compression support in TIFF, but it is our believe > all patents have now expired. > > For users of TIFF, there is no license requirement. For software > developers, libTIFF is available under a GPL license. > > *From:*Museum discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *"Verlag Dr. > C. Müller-Straten" > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 3:03 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] At home documentation of paper records > > Thanks, Elisabeth, > for your clearing words. First of all, let me explain again, we > are preferring jpg files (for printing and web) first of all for > legal reasons. As far as I am informed, Aldus, later Adobe holds > copyrights on TIFF format itself (as most others inventors of > picture formats do). > > Then, just have a look at the English Wikipedia page on lossfree > jpgs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG#Patent_issues> > Also my experience says that opening jpgs, looking at them, > loading up them or printing them will not cause another "loss". > Why should somebody save a picture (with losses) anytime he/she > opens it? > > I think, Elisabeth is absolutely right with her advice for this > case of a private collection. Professionals have been asked, but > there is no need to adapt professional standards to private purposes. > > Greetings > > > Christian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > > -- > *Verlag Dr. C. Müller-Straten - Spezialverlag für Museum und Restaurierung > Ansprechpartner für inhaltliche Fragen: Dr. Adelheid Straten, Dr. > Christian Müller-Straten; für kaufmännische Fragen: Dr. Christian > Müller-Straten. > T. +49-(0)89 839 690-43, Fax -44, [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > MUSEUM AKTUELL, ExpoTime!, Shop und grosses europäisches > Museumsportal: http://www.museum-aktuell.de* > /Verlag Dr. C. 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