I would agree with Jeff. Don't compress but rather plan for more space and/or make a subset of compressed images. We store all of our files to server uncompressed.
********************************* John ffrench Associate Director Visual Resources Department Yale University Art Gallery tel. 203.432.8051 fax. 203.432.9369 john.ffrench at yale.edu http://artgallery.yale.edu On Jan 31, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Jeffrey Evans wrote: > No - don't compress. Write DVDs if you have to. Or buy more space. > Another issue will be reading a compressed Tiff - you may hit some > potholes > software-wise. Also as your systems and software packages upgrade, > its one > more headache to worry about. > > JEFF > > Jeffrey Evans > Digital Imaging Specialist > Princeton University Art Museum > (609) 258-8579 > > > > > > > On 1/31/07 4:08 PM, "Friscia, Jeanne" <jfriscia at SFMOMA.org> wrote: > >> We at SFMOMA are on the heels of ingesting our permanent >> collection high >> resolution TIF files into our DAMS system and faced with the issue of >> whether or not to use compressed tiffs. While we know that they >> represent a lossless standard, we wonder if anyone has thoughts on >> issues that may arise concerning corruption, preservation, etc. In >> other >> words, is this really a good idea and are there cons to the pros of >> saving storage space? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jeanne Friscia >> >> >> >> Jeanne Friscia >> >> Visual Resources Specialist >> >> Collections Information Access Department >> >> SFMOMA >> >> (415) 357-4103 >> >> >> >> >> The information contained in this electronic mail message >> (including any >> attachments) is confidential information that may be covered by >> the Electronic >> Communications Privacy Act, 18 USC Sections 2510-2521, intended >> only for the >> use of the individual or entity named above, and may be >> privileged. If the >> reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are >> hereby notified >> that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this >> communication, or the >> taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. If you >> have >> received this communication in error, please immediately notify me >> and delete >> the original message. Thank you >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer >> Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
