Modification of the files or process is not something I have any authority over. I need to preserve the integrity of what the business groups and their applications (often times, 3rd party companies) create and send us (large maps, core samples, etc.) as an ongoing process.
PDF is probably not an ideal format either as it contains extra information in headers (page format, etc.) and may not work with existing industry specific applications.
The only options are maintaining the status quo and finding a more efficient storage/backup solution or lossless compression of the original files as a batch process that we perform in the background without interruption or interference.
Therefore, I'm trying to find a way to batch convert a large number of test files with LZW compression to see what the result is and if it's worth it.
Last edited by Hack&Lube; 02-25-2013 at 04:32 PM.
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