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PaperScan version 2 is released!

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Hi folks, PaperScan version 2 is released! There are quite a few changes in the interface and brand new features. The software is now faster, more accurate, more ergonomic and up-to-date with the lat ...

Briefly about WebP

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Hi folks, This week we are going to tell you a few things about this latest newcomer in the world of image file formats named "WebP". The very beginning of the story is Google's need for speed: seems ...

What’s Linearized PDF?

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Hi folks, In some previous articles, we've mentioned that Progressive JPEG, GIF, and PNG graphic formats provide a feature allowing partial but intelligible display of the image during its download e ...

Which bitmap format to choose

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Hi folks, Following the short suite of articles that briefly described the most popular raster graphics file formats, today we will try to make a synthesis and see which format would be a best choice ...

Briefly about PNG

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Hi folks! As promised last time, today we are going to give you a very quick overview of the PNG format. In a previous article we've told you that the PNG format resulted from the effort of making a ...

Briefly About TIFF

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Hi folks, Let's resume the short descriptions on most popular raster image file formats and today take a quick overview of the "senior" TIFF bitmap format, which is now over 30 years old, quite an ad ...