2004.01.14 16:43 "Re: [Tiff] COLORMAP and byte padding", by Joris Van Damme

For the perfectionists who are wondering: multiplying by 257 works perfectly.

Agreed on the multiplying by 257. I dissagree on the 'for the perfectionists' part, though, because multiplying by 257 is simply the only correct thing to do and that's all there is to it.

The general rule if 0 maps to 0: divide by the max in the scale you're leaving, and multiply by the max in the scale you're entering. Thus, going from 8bit to 16bit becomes:

uint16val = uint8val/255*65535
              = uint8val*257
              = uint8val*256+uint8val*1
              = ((uint8val << 8) | uint8val)

Going from 16bit to 8bit becomes:

uint8val = uint16val/65535*255
             = uint16val/257

Are you sure that boils down to >>8? I'd have to check...

Joris Van Damme
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