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From: johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: 24bit/pixel
Message-ID: <5342@spudge.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 89 19:57:53 GMT
Reply-To: johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch)
Organization: Friends of Guru Bob
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What is the official IFF format for 24bit/pixel pictures?  Is it just a
FORM ILBM with 24 interleaved bitplanes, no CMAP, and some decree that 
(for example) the first 8 planes represent the red component the next 8
green, etc.  Actually, I kind of hope not, because bitplanes work great for
the Amiga's display but they are an awful way to store that data for other
work.

If not then could someone who knows please clarify?  I would like to
write some tools to perform overlays, display 24bit/pixel pics, etc. but I
want to know that I'm going to fit to whatever the standard is.  NOTE: Even
if the standard is 24 interleaved bitplanes I'll conform because I consider
the standard more important than my own convenience.

John Munsch