Re: Why does 16 bpp look the same as 24 bpp?
In a message dated 12/20/98 11:53:29 AM Central Standard Time,
Rick_Macdonald@shaw.wave.ca writes:
> I can't tell the difference between 16bpp and 24bpp 24 colour JPEG
> files, viewed with xv.
>
> I have an ATI Graphics Pro Turbo (Mach64). The 24bpp implementation is
> actually packed in 32bits, so the xserver is actually called 32bpp.
>
> Can anybody explain this? I would have thought that 65K colours would
> _not_ look as good as 16M!
>
Forgive me if this is common knowledge... but it also depends on the number of
colors stored in the jpeg itself. Most images available use 256 colors - and
greater color depth on your system won't change that.
-Jay
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