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compression for color, grayscale, and monochrome images.
Downsample: Select a downsampling method, and set the appropriate image
resolution values. For images with higher resolution than the For Images Above value
you input, reduce the image resolutions to the specified resolution by merging pixels
in a sample area of the image to make one larger pixel.
Off Turn off downsampling.
Average Downsampling - Average the pixels in a sample area and then
substitute the entire area with the average pixel color at the resolution you
specified.
Subsampling - Select a pixel from a sample area and then substitute an entire
area with the selected pixel at the specified resolution. This method reduces
conversion time as compared with downsampling, but the generated images are
less smooth and continuous.
Bicubic Downsampling - Use a weighted average, instead of a simple average (as
in Average Downsampling) to decide pixel color. This method increases
conversion time but produces the smoothest tonal gradations.
Compression: Reduces file size by removing unnecessary pixel data. You can specify
a compression standard to process images. Generally, apply ZIP, JPEG, or JPEG 2000
compression to color/grayscale images, and ZIP, JBIG2, CCITT Group 3 or 4, or Run
Length compression to Monochrome images. You can make your choices by following
these rules:
JPEG and JPEG 2000 compression give better results on images like photographs
with gradual transitions from color to color. JPEG 2000 produces a higher quality
final image, even when using lossy compression.
Because JPEG compression eliminates data, it can achieve much smaller file sizes
than ZIP compression.
ZIP is the better choice for illustrations with large areas of single colors or
repeating patterns, and for monochrome images that contain repeating patterns.
CCITT (Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony)
compression is available only for monochrome bitmap images. CCITT Group 4 is
a general-purpose method that produces good compression for most
monochrome images. CCITT Group 3, used by most fax machines, compresses
monochrome images one row at a time.
JBIG2 (Lossless)/ JBIG2 (Lossy) is appropriate for bi-level or monochrome images
which is suitable for lossless or lossy compression. For monochrome images,
JBIG2 compression is superior to CCITT.
Run Length produces the best results for images that contain large areas of solid
white or black.