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>From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> However, it hasn't yet found its way into
>Photoshop, so you need to use a plug-in to load and save JPEG2000 files.
>Perhaps free ones exist, but I haven't seen any.
This one is free. AFAIK this one is based on
kakadu which is one of the best and cheapest j2k codecs available. There is
another free PS plug-in one but I forgot the URL.
> I use LuraWave's,
>which was
>fairly inexpensive.
I tested their codec about 1/2 years ago. It's one of the slowest j2k
encoders I have found. Also their customer service is pretty bad and prices
for the SDK are quite steep.
>As to quality, JPEG2000 gives better quality than regular JPEG for a given
>amount of compression, or better compression for a given quality.
It's only minimal for low compression ratios. Regarding compression ratios
j2k shines for high compression ratios.
Robert
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