# Fractal Dimension-Based Methodology for Discriminating Original Paintings from Replicas
## 3 Material and Methods
### The DBC-RGB Algorithm
In this scenario, the number of paintings processed concurrently depends on the available GPUs, CPU cores, RAM, and GPU global memory of the computing system. Methodology, J.R.d.M. and D.M. ; software, J.R.d.M. ; validation, J.R.d.M. and D.M. ; investigation, J.R.d.M. ; resources, J.R.d.M. and D.M. ; writing--original draft preparation, J.R.d.M. ; writing--review and editing, J.R.d.M. and D.M; and project administration, J.R.d.M. and D.M. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. This research was partially funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (grant number PID2020.118638 RB.I00). The data and source code presented in this study are publicly available at [[https://www.ugres/~demiras/swfd](https://www.ugres/~demiras/swfd)]([https://www.ugres/~demiras/swfd](https://www.ugres/~demiras/swfd)) (accessed on 1 May 2025). The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. ## References

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