From: Jack Klein <jackklein AT spamcop DOT net>
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Subject: Re: So lemme get this straight
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On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:32:25 GMT, PM <paulm14 AT home DOT com> wrote in
comp.os.msdos.djgpp:

> Ok so when talking about colour considerations when programming in the
> different colour depths, is this right?
> 
> When programming in 256 colour or 8 bit mode, a palette is used, which
> is an 256 elemented array of the RGB structure. Correct?
> The palette is used to manipulate colour.
> 
> When programming in high colour or true colour, what is used to
> manipulate colour here? is an array of 16 million RGB Structures used?

Generally not.  Instead the 24 bit RGB value contains 8 bits that
directly specify the intensity of each color.

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