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PDB at a glance
PDB
The Palm computing era produced its own document and content ecosystems, and PDB is one of the container patterns that survived from that world.
JBIG2 at a glance
JBIG2
JBIG and JBIG2 belong to the branch of imaging standards aimed at scanned monochrome or mostly bitonal content rather than rich photographic colour imaging.
Format comparison
| Feature | PDB | JBIG2 |
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| File type | Ebook | Image |
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| Created year | 1996 | 2000 |
| Inventor | Palm | Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group |
| Status | active | active |
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When to use each format
When to use PDB
- Your source file is already in PDB.
- Preserve source expectations before exporting to JBIG2.
- PDB is commonly used in ebook workflows.
When to use JBIG2
- Your target workflow expects JBIG2.
- Improve delivery compatibility with JBIG2.
- JBIG2 is commonly used in image workflows.
FAQs
Why convert PDB to JBIG2?
Convert to JBIG2 when optimizing scanned monochrome documents, forms, or page archives for storage and distribution.
It is ideal for document-heavy imaging pipelines where file size matters and the source is mostly black-and-white content.
What changes when converting PDB to JBIG2?
This conversion changes how the format behaves in downstream tools and delivery environments.
What should I review after converting PDB to JBIG2?
Validate output quality on representative files and confirm the target format behaves correctly in the destination workflow.