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rgb2pct.py increases size of file 20 fold!

I wanted to reduce the number of bands of a tif file from 3 to 1... I used this command rgb2pct.py -n 256 fnp_braunschweig.tif fnp_bs.tif and it increased the size from 31mb to 778mb I actually ...
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Speed of various raster data formats

I'm having trouble locating any discussion or comparative benchmarking of different raster file formats (e.g., for use in data analysis in R). Does anybody have any insight into why particular formats ...