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From: drew@cgou11.enet.dec.com (Steve Drew)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: DCTV, COLORBURST, TOASTER tech info wanted
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Date: 15 Mar 91 17:56:26 GMT
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In article <8000@crash.cts.com>, bobl@pro-graphics.cts.com (Bob Lindabury, SysAdmin) writes:

>Hmm..I was under the assumption that it would save out 24-bit IFF files? 
>Am I mistaken?  If it saves 24-bit IFF's, then there is no need for the
>internal DCTV format, no?
>

    It does read and write IFF24, RAW , and DCTVs own compresses format.
    
    The advantage of DCTVs format is that the file size is about 120K
    vs 800K for a large IFF24 pic.  Also there is no loss in quality when
    viewing back the compressed format or IFF24 bit format under DCTV.

    But the DCTV format loads much quicker being so much smaller in size.
    
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