IMAQ Write Tiff File 2: tiff images with LZW compression?

[MarzenaBoberek]

I need to output images as TIFF files. However, the files are currently too big. I need lossless compresion  - LZW. 

I am using LabView 2010, and to save tiff files I am using  IMAQ functions "IMAQ Write to Tiff File 2.vi". Images are quite large - about 16MB (monochrome, 16 bit images). Any of  default compression types, like JPEG, RLE neither ZIP, arent apropriate for me. Does anyone can help me and tell how can I save  files losslessly?

[nathand]

Why are none of the existing options appropriate? Both RLE and ZIP are lossless. ZIP is very similar to LZW.

[MoviJOHN]

Try using the Imagemagick utility to re-compress/convert.

[GuenterMueller]

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@nathand wrote:

Why are none of the existing options appropriate? Both RLE and ZIP are lossless. ZIP is very similar to LZW.

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Excellent.  I have also tried to produce image archives without information loss.  I did not achieve more than 5% compression on my archives. 

If regular access to the images is a demand, I use the files that "IMAQ Write File" produces.  If I need a backup of lots of image files, I use a usual backup practices.