====== JPEG 2000 and ECW conversion tools ======

In addition to the Converter shipping with infiniMap there are numerous other tools to convert images to the JPEG 2000 or the ECW image file format:

  * **Photoshop®** CC by Adobe ([[http://www.adobe.com]])\\ Photoshop® now supports JPEG 2000 images as well, so you can save your images in JPEG 2000 from within Photoshop® CC

  *  **j2k** by Fnord software ([[http://www.fnordware.com/j2k/]]) \\ A free compression/decompression library for Photoshop® and After Effects®, both Mac and Windows are supported.

  * **JasPer** by Michael D. Adams ([[http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~mdadams/jasper/]])\\This is a free implementation of a JPEG 2000 compressor/decompressor, source code included. It allows for command line compression of images, there are some graphical front-ends available though (most notable, GeoJasPer at http://www.dimin.net/software/utils.html ).

  * **LuraWave** by LuraTech ([[http://www.luratech.com]]) \\ A commercial compressor available either as a stand-alone tool or as a Photoshop® plugin.

  * **JPEG Toolbox V2** by Morgan Multimedia ([[http://www.morgan-multimedia.com]])

  * **JPEG 2000 / A3D Compressor** from Anything 3D ([[http://www.anything3d.com]])

Most of these compression tools will choke on images that are larger than your main memory. Also TIFF images beyond 2GB are a problem for most conversion tools (since the TIFF standard is only a 32bit standard (( While there is a 64-bit extension to TIFF, it's hardly supported.))).

For large scale compression we recommend **Power Compressor** by Hexagon (http://www.hexagongeospatial.com/products/power-portfolio/compression - formerly ER Mapper) or Manifold® System by manifold.net (http://www.manifold.net) for the budget conscious.

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