1. A method for compression of a page frame that includes a number of pixels, comprising the steps of: generating an object map that includes a number of values, each of the values being associated with a corresponding one of the pixels in the page frame; generating a compressed image file of the page frame that is associated with the object map; and indicating with each of the values in the object map whether a blank color conversion or one of a number of predefined color conversions is to be performed during a reconstruction of a corresponding one of the pixels, wherein each of the predefined color conversions includes a corresponding degree of gray component replacement.