Re: TIFF or JPEG??

Posted by David Hovis on Mar 21, 2008; 5:19pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/TIFF-or-JPEG-tp3696781p3696787.html

On Mar 21, 2008, at 12:58 PM, RES08 wrote:
>
> Hello, im extremely new to using imagej and i was just wondering if  
> it is
> better to use images saved as TIFFs or JPEG? At the minute the  
> images im
> using are saved as JPEGs on the camera and computer, however before  
> using
> them in imageJ i save them as TIFFs!

JPEG introduces artifacts into your image.  Converting from JPEG back  
to TIFF does not reverse the artifacts.  For a scientific image, TIFF  
is preferable.

--David


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David Hovis
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Department of Materials Science
Case Western Reserve University
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