Using gray scale insted of RGB, memory saver ?

[stilgarna]

Hello guys,

Is there a big "memory advantage" changing all maps (bump, mask etc... all black and white ) from RGB to grayscale ?

Only 1 channel to sample instead of 3 ? I'm wrong ?

3 times less memory usage (by map) ?


Best regards...


PS : Maybe it's an off topic thread...

[vlado]

Greyscale bitmaps do save memory in 3ds Max.

Best regards,
Vlado

[stilgarna]

Greyscale bitmaps do save memory in 3ds Max.

Best regards,
Vlado

Thanks...

what proportion ? 1/3 or 1/2 ???


Best regards...

[vlado]

It should be 1/3 (only one channel instead of three, assuming there is no alpha).

Best regards,
Vlado