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MG2 Memory Usage

The following formula describes the approximate amount of memory used by GeoExpress to compress a single image to the MrSID Generation 2 (MG2) format:

Memory = ((8 + 4 × BlockSize + StripHeight) × NumBands × Width × 4) + ( 0.005 × ExpectedOutputFileSize )