Re: Why does 16 bpp look the same as 24 bpp?
On Sun, Dec 20, 1998 at 10:54:52AM -0700, Rick Macdonald wrote:
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> Can anybody explain this? I would have thought that 65K colours would
> _not_ look as good as 16M!
Logic would tell you this, but in fact 16bit and 24bit isn't very
discernible from a human standpoint especially for simple photos. You
graphic is very likely does not even have 65k different colors in it
any way so the likely hood of you breaking that limit is slim. 24bit is
best used for high end graphic shops and animation (desktop publishing,
media houses..etc).
I can run 24bit on mu S3, but i keep it at 16 since it uses less mem and
netscape and xterm don't really push the limits of the spectrum :)
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