[WinMac] Re: Rule of thumb

From: Mark Workman (mworkman[at]hgcpc.com)
Date: Fri Dec 29 2000 - 10:16:59 PST

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    We use 350 pixel/inch CMYK images and the size in megs is pretty close to
    half the size of the image in square inches. Makes for easy math.
    >
    > -> Here's a rough rule of thumb: An 8x10 inch 300 pixel per inch RGB scan is
    > 21
    > megabytes; 28 megabytes when you convert it to a CMYK image. Even using the 28
    > megabyte figure, that's 84 megabytes of free RAM (installed RAM minus
    > operating
    > system minus Photoshop); which puts what you need somewhere between 128 and
    > 192
    > MB of installed RAM.

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