Hey, Don. Finally I retrieved the file you tried to send from ftp://ftp.aymara.org/pub/hill-aymara.jpg Yeah, it's big, more than 1Mb. Some guidelines that could be useful: (1) When scanning text or drawings, try to choose the Monochrome output. It will save tons of bytes, believe me. (The file you sent had a 16-million-color pallette, too heavy) (2) Do not set the maximum scanning resolution when it is not necessary. You better test the same image with different resolutions to find the MINIMUM resolution that gives an acceptable quality. The higher the resolution you set, the better the quality you get (the more Xerox-like appearance it achieves) and the bigger your file becomes. You can lower the quality and get shorter outputs. (your image was 1906*2966 pixels but with 500*778 you also have a fully readable image that is infinitely less heavy) (3) JPG format is not very suitable for B&W texts or drawings in medium/low resolution. TIFF format images are better for this pourpose. I'm not sure, but I think JPG only works with a minimum of 16-million colors. GIF and TIFF, on the contrary, can handle very short color-depths (thus saving a lot of space). I hope you find this helpful. Saludos Alex PS: I made a tiny MIDI file that contains the music of <<"Ch´uxña Qulluxa Utjiwa>> It's just 2.07Kb big, so I send it attached for those curious guys that want to listen to a genuine mormon hymn.
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