Reduce TIF File Size

Wondering if anyone knows of a program that will reduce the file
size(i.e. kb) of a TIFF file. We have an application that scans in a
black and white image for the purpose of capturing data from the image
via OCR software. Once the data is extracted from the images the
images are then stored on a hard drive for future retrieval if needed.

The program would need to be able to reduce the file size in a batch
mode, there are about 7,000-10,000 per day.

Thanks

In article <1176412708.982511.133220.RemoveThis@q75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
"Just_Buy" <ohbej.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Wondering if anyone knows of a program that will reduce the file
> size(i.e. kb) of a TIFF file. We have an application that scans in a
> black and white image for the purpose of capturing data from the image
> via OCR software. Once the data is extracted from the images the
> images are then stored on a hard drive for future retrieval if needed.
>
> The program would need to be able to reduce the file size in a batch
> mode, there are about 7,000-10,000 per day.
>
> Thanks

If you're OCRing black-and-white text, change the colorspace from
Grayscale to Bitmap before saving as a tiff. That should bring the
filesize of a single letter-size document at 300dpi to well under a MB.
Photoshop's batch processing should be able to handle this, if you write
a generic action that changes the colorspace to bitmap.

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Any one who considers arithmetical methods of producing
random digits is, of course, in a state of sin.
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