There is no need to use JPG for schematics.  Excellent compression can
be obtained with just GIF or PNG, and even using RLE BMP is very good
since a schematic is only 2 colour.  GIF, PNG and RLE are all lossless
compression, resulting in excellent expansion, whereas JPC is lossy,
resulting in fuzzy images.  JPG is really only required (and useful)
for full colour or other graduated tone images.

CIAO - Martin.

On Thu, 19 Feb 1998 16:52:34 -0500, Sean Breheny <shb7@CORNELL.EDU>
wrote:

>At 04:37 PM 2/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: pic microcontroller discussion list
>>> [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Tom Mariner
>>> Sent: February 19, 1998 15:41
>>> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>>> Subject: Re: [OT] RE: 50MHZ Frequency Counter
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Steve,
>>>
>>> Why don't you convert the BMP to JPG or something smaller? (You can use
>>>  shareware Paint Shop Pro or a bunch of other packages.)
>>
>>        Please never JPEG for something like a schematic, GIF is much
>better for
>>that kind of stuff. Just a personal preference. TTYL
>>
>
>I used to think that JPEG was really bad for schematics, too, but as long
>as the schematic isn't really cluttered, the JPEG schematics that I have
>seen have been good. Then again, I'm not sure how much jpegs differ in
>image quality.
>
>Sean
>
>
>
>
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