1. A computerized method of embedding temporal data for handwritten information within a bitmapped image of the handwritten information, said method comprising the steps of: creating an electronic representation for each stroke, vector, or mark of the handwritten information; creating a bitmapped image of the handwritten information, the bitmapped image having background and non-background pixels, wherein at least one non-background pixel within the bitmapped image has a color or gray scale value and corresponds to a point within the electronic representation; and using a computer to store a temporal data value within the color or gray scale value for the non-background pixel.