Why do KeyNote files become so large after inserting images?
Because this is how images are stored in RTF files. The Rich Text Format, designed by Microsoft, is capable of storing images (or other embedded data), but it does so in a very inefficient way. Regardless of the format of the original image (BMP, JPEG, GIF, etc.) the image is internally converted to an uncompressed bitmap. Depending on the size, number of colors and resolution of the image, even a relatively small picture may grow to one or more megabytes when inserted into a KNT file. KeyNote is meant as a notepad, and while it can be used to store images, this is not a recommended practice. Please direct complaints to Microsoft; for obvious reasons I cannot change how the RTF editor handles images internally. (Version 2.0 of KeyNote will include a built-in image viewer, which will store images in a much more efficient fashion, but outside of RTF notes.
Because this is how images are stored in RTF files. The Rich Text Format, designed by Microsoft, is capable of storing images (or other embedded data), but it does so in a very inefficient way. Regardless of the format of the original image (BMP, JPEG, GIF, etc.) the image is internally converted to an uncompressed bitmap. Depending on the size, number of colors and resolution of the image, even a relatively small picture may grow to one or more megabytes when inserted into a KNT file. KeyNote is meant as a notepad, and while it can be used to store images, this is not a recommended practice. Please direct complaints to Microsoft; for obvious reasons I cannot change how the RTF editor handles images internally.
