8-bit, 16-bit & 32-bit Colour
Image color depth has nothing to do with the operating system being 16 or
32 bit (even if the image is stored in the exe file). The image will
remain in whatever color depth you started with.
Quote:
> I am designing a small database program that needs to display pictures of
> certain products, etc. The query I have is as follows: I am designing the
> program on a system with a monitor/card that displays only 8-bit. If the
> pictures that will be displayed in the database program - the pictures
will
> be incorporated into the program as opposed to being pulled from a file
in
> a directory (not my decision, theirs)... So, if the pictures are in
32-bit
> to start, and my system saves them into an .exe will they remain 32-bit
(I
> say yes but am curious to find out if there are going to be any inherent
> problems...)
> Thanking one and all in advance for what even I call an off-key question
> Tim Purvis
