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== Color Depth ==
 
== Color Depth ==
  
Color depth is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, in a bitmap image, or the number of bits used for each color component of a single pixel. This means the number of bits needed to code an image. For example an image will only need 2 bit color depth for black and white, such as the following image... [[File:Challenge-Accepted-Meme.jpg]]  
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Color depth is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, in a bitmap image, or the number of bits used for each color component of a single pixel. This means the number of bits needed to code an image. For example an image will only need 2 bit color depth for black and white, such as the following image...  
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[[File:Challenge-Accepted-Meme.jpg]]  
 
although if an image has 24 bit color depth, it can code up to 16777216 colors!
 
although if an image has 24 bit color depth, it can code up to 16777216 colors!
  

Revision as of 12:45, 15 December 2016

Definitions

Bitmap image- Bitmap images are stored as a series of pixels. Pixel- A pixel is actually a very small square that is assigned a color, and then arranged in a pattern to form a bitmap image.

Color Depth

Color depth is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, in a bitmap image, or the number of bits used for each color component of a single pixel. This means the number of bits needed to code an image. For example an image will only need 2 bit color depth for black and white, such as the following image... File:Challenge-Accepted-Meme.jpg although if an image has 24 bit color depth, it can code up to 16777216 colors!

Resolution

Resolution