A 4x or 8x DVD burner is a great solution.
If it must be on CDR, consider using a fractal
or wavelet compression format.
Both Genuine Fractals and MrSid have lossless capability.
A Genuine Fractals STN file will allow a lossless compression
ratio of approximately 2:1 and visually-lossless at 5:1.
I have created visually-lossless files using MrSid with
a ratio of 20:1. Only a trained eye could detect a difference.
-Phillip
Silver Plated wrote:
> Sandy,
>
> > My purpose in asking the question has nothing to do with arguing
> > point. I am making some scans of large 5X7 negatives and want to keep
> > total file size below 700mb so I can save the raw file to a CD.
>
> A raw scan of a 5x7 negative in 16 bit gray scale should easily fit on a CD. A 24, 36, or 48bit RGB scan may not fit though. You can compress the file to gain some space savings on the CD.
>
> For me the best answer was to purchase a DVD burner.
>
> Don
Received on Fri Feb 20 19:18:12 2004
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