What is the difference between the various graphics file formats you can provide the slide transfers on?
Although we can provide transfers to various graphics file formats, the most common are TIFF and JPEG. The TIFF format is an uncompressed bitmap format, which means that the slide image file is a bit-for-bit representation of the scan. This format provides a lossless representation of the slide image, and is recommended if you may want to do additional post-production manipulation of the file, such as expanding the image size for a large poster. However, TIFF files are also very large (multiple megabytes per file), and are not practical for everyday viewing. The JPEG format allows for the slide image to be stored in a compressed manner, significantly reducing the file size. However, JPEG provides a lossy compression, which means that some noise may be added to the slide image when it is uncompressed for viewing. However, this is not a concern for most daily viewing uses, as this noise is far below the detection threshold of the eye. We recommend that you select a JPEG transfer for most
