#TOTAL CONFUSION
22-Sep-90 15:55:03
Sb: #612-#TOTAL CONFUSION
Fm: Bill Eastburn 70007,1657
To: <David L. Gold> 73177,1161
When you convert a GIF to HAM, you generally cut the resolution of the
original image by about half. (Based on a typical 640×480 GIF created on a
clone, you would convert to 320×400 or 320×200 to get into HAM mode.) The
lower resolution of the HAM file allows for a smaller file size. Converting
the HAM file to GIF impresses compression on the HAM file – not the
original image. You would realize approximately the same file compression
by using the archive utility ARC, which uses the same method of
compression. (As does the utility LHARC, though the compression routine
was refined in LHARC.)
Bill, K3OZM