Image compression
Gus,
Just a note to clarify the discussion about compressed Targa files (I'm
sure you know this, but for the eavesdroppers). In the .TGA format, a
compressed file will always be smaller than the uncompressed file, because
repeated runs of pixels will be compressed (run-length-encoded with a count +
color), and individual occurences are flagged as "raw" pixels. Admittedly, a
programmer could ignore the "raw" concept and load up the file with an extra
byte for the count at every occurrence. I don't recommend it <g>.
Kevin Krell – Computer Support Associates