Re: Titanic 3D images

[P3D Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> P3D Paul Talbot wrote:
> >
> > Re: John Ohrt suggests using 100% setting to achieve lossless JPEG.
> > This is not at all true, according to the JPEG FAQ!  In deference to
> > the list charter, I won't post  the details here, but anyone who is
> > interested in more information can contact me off list.
> 
> First, my thanks for being so tactful.

???

John, no offence intended!  I hope you didn't take it that way.
I had, quite by chance, just learned this myself a few days ago.

> However, the FAQ and I also agree that with the availability of PNG,
> lossless JPEG compression is of little value because PNG has superior
> loseless compression algolrithms.

Thanks for posting the PNG info.  Haven't had a chance to look at it
yet.  Some years ago I heard about the "great potential" of fractal
compression of images.  Is that what PNG uses?  If not, whatever
happened to fractal compression?

Paul Talbot

P.S.  Have you gotten the info from Alps on their color printers yet?


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