<br><font size=2><tt>> My perception is that MrSID and JPEG2000 offer
similar features for the<br>
> geospatial marketplace. The MrSID format and tools are likely
more mature at<br>
> this point, but we can hope that JPEG2000 will benefit from this as
JPEG2000<br>
> support is incorporated into the LizardTech tool chain. And
of course, lots<br>
> of other sources of software exist for JPEG2000.<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Thanks, all I had known was that I was getting confused
with the various JPEG2000 libraries. I had no clear sense of what
was freely available and what the tradeoffs were.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>> I am not sure in what regard you haven't been
satisfied by MrSID. <br>
> My perception is that the technology is good, but that the LizardTech
corporate lock on the<br>
> technology, and their licensing requirements make me nervous about
the format<br>
> - especially for long term purposes.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Arg. I meant to the keep my comment neutral and to
focus on learning more about JPEG2000. Please allow me to retract
my comment about my dissatisfactions, they are quite irrelevant. In
the end we've chosen ECW over MrSID for our internal image format since
our main image management contractor already own ER Mapper.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Thanks for the info and pointers, folks.</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Tyler</tt></font>