From:	Tom St Denis <stdenis AT compmore DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: Loading multiple bitmaps in allegro?
Date:	Sat, 16 Dec 2000 18:29:51 GMT
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In article <91dd6p$5dj$1 AT news7 DOT svr DOT pol DOT co DOT uk>,
  "Matthew Smith" <matt AT the-good-stuff DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
> ...so you can save them to use in an 8 bit program.  There are
various ways
> of reducing the colours used which include stippling and error
diffusion.
> blit will usually use a simple nearest colour matched through a table
as Tom
> described. Read the docs section Converting Between Color Formats.


Your method while cool (I didn't know allegro does that) will not
optimize the palette...

Tom


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