[iyonix-support] Re: Maximum file size
- From: John M Ward <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 23:07:56 +0100
In article <db5f49214e.HzN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<Iyonix.2006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <4e2125b407gmbobbett@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Gillian Bobbett <gmbobbett@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I have just ordered a digital scan of a map, and am about to be
> > consulted about size and format of the file(s) which are to be
> > delivered on a CD.
> >
> > What are the restrictions regarding use on an Iyonix?
> AFAIK 2GB ist the max file size for RISC OS.
That is the latest information I have as well.
> Format: Probably pretty much any standard format, I recommend JPEG
> since TIFF usually is much bigger.
I would agree with that, having recently downloaded TIFF files of
scanned planning application forms and diagrams of between 29 and 88
MB in size. When converted to high-quality JPEGs they turned out at
typically less than a Megabyte each: the largest was just 1.3 MB.
I have of course reported my findings to the council's IT dept...
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John Ward in Medway, Kent - using RISC OS since 1987
Now using an Iyonix, an A9home, 2 RiscPCs and Virtual-RPC!
Acorn/RISC OS web page: www.john-ward.org.uk/personal/john/computers
Read my "Councilling RISC OS" series in Qercus, from Issue 276 onward
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