User's Guide

Format (File
Extension)
Explanation
BITMAP (*.
BMP)
(Windows
only)
A standard image file format for Windows. Most Windows
programs, including word processing programs, can read
and prepare images in this format.
JPEG (*.JPG)
A compressed file format in which the compression level
can be selected. The JPEG format lets you highly compress
image data. However, the higher the compression, the
lower the image quality. Any lost image quality data
cannot be restored and the quality deteriorates each time
the data is saved. The TIFF format is recommended when
modification and retouching are required.
Multi-TIFF (*.
TIF)
A TIFF format where multiple pages are saved to the same
file. (With other formats, each document is saved in a
separate file.) You can also edit the images before saving
them. To open Multi-TIFF files, you need a program that
supports it.
PDF (*.PDF)
A document format that can be read on both Windows and
Macintosh
®
systems (platform independent). To use PDF
documents, you need Adobe Acrobat. Multi-page
documents can be saved as one PDF file. When you save
color or grayscale images in PDF, you can select a
compression level. You can also edit the scanned images
before saving them. See Scanning to a PDF File for details.
PICT (*.PCT)
(Macintosh
only)
A standard image file format for Macintosh. Most Macintosh
programs, including word processing programs, can read
and prepare images in this format.
PRINT Image
Matching II
JPEG (*.JPG)
or TIFF (*.TIF)
A file format that includes PRINT Image Matching
™
II data
for enhanced quality and a wider color range. PRINT Image
Matching II compatible printers can then print using this
data for brilliant, true-to-life results. (PRINT Image
Matching data does not affect the way the image displays
on a screen.) Available in JPEG or TIFF format.