On 16-May-07, at 12:58 PM, Eric Richards wrote: > >> Write out the bytes for the data in what ever means you want and have >> a means to read that same data >> >> It's just data >> > That simple eh ? Umm.. I thought there would be more to it. > > Well with gif, jpg,png, psd, etc.. there file size can vary and > quality. > How do you > handle things like file size vs quality and such ?
That's part of the JPEG spec. How they compress is the "magic" they perform to maintain reasonable quality and small file sizes Same for any other format The nice thing with those formats is they are usually documented But "your own format" is just that. Make it up. Write a spec. Use it. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
