1. A system for producing a raster image derived from a hybrid data structure including coded and non-coded portions from an input bitmap, the system comprising: a data processing apparatus; means for performing recognition on an input bitmap that has been entered into said data processing apparatus to detect identifiable objects within said input bitmap; means for creating a hybrid data structure including coded portions corresponding to said identifiable objects and non-coded portions derived from portions of said input bitmap which do not correspond to said identifiable objects; and an output device for developing a visually perceptible raster image from said hybrid data structure that includes coded images of said identifiable objects and non-coded images of said portions of said input bitmap that do not correspond to said identifiable objects.