Re: Basic File Size Math
Re: Basic File Size Math
- Subject: Re: Basic File Size Math
- From: Jason Bracy <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:39:48 -0500
Because there are 1024 bytes in a kilobyte and 1024 kilobytes in a
Megabyte. Therefore the math should be:
15,000,000b / 1024 = 14,648.44 kb / 1024 = 14.30 MB
Jason
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On Mar 15, 2004, at 1:21pm, email@hidden wrote:
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I am trying to explain file size to someone just getting involved with
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digital and used this method with an 8x10 at 250ppi as the example:
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8b times 250 PPI = 2000 Pixels
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10b times 250 PPI = 2500 Pixels
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2000 times 2500 = 5,000,000 Pixels per channel
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RGB = 3 channels
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3 times 5,000,000 Pixels = 15,000,000 pixels = 15MB
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Now, can anyone explain to me why the actual flattened TIFF size reads
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14.3MB, whether or not a profile is attached?
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Thanks!
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Ralph Tomaccio
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