[Digikam-users] File weight different in Digikam than in other file management tools

[Martin Gerner]

I assume that you mean that the same file seems to have two different
file sizes? This is likely due to different definitions of what a
"kilobyte" is.

The symbol "k" technically represents 1000, but in computer science
often means 1024 (2^10). 1024 should technically be called "Ki".

My guess would be that your file has a size of around 297490 bytes. This
would be 297.5 kilobyte using a 1000-byte kilobyte, or 290.5 kilobyte
using a 1024-byte kilobyte

You should find out how large the kilobytes in your contest is - 1000 or
1024 bytes. :)

Coincidentally, my version of Digikam (3.5) seems to use the correct
units - looking at the properties of one photo, I can see that its size
is 2.8 MiB (2.8 * 1024 * 1024 bytes). What version are you using?

--  Martin

On 20/01/14 21:03, Marie-Noëlle Augendre wrote:
> I just noticed  after having produced a JPEG file using the batch tool
> converter, that the resulting file weight was different in Digikam
> (290,5Kb) than in Nautilus (297,5Kb).
> This discrepancy is important when one needs to use pictures of the best
> quality but with a maximum weight (to participate in a contest, for
> example).
> Where does it come from? and could it be fixed?
> 
> Marie-Noëlle
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