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From: rcj2@cbnewsd.att.com (ray.c.jender)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: 24bit display questions
Message-ID: <1991Jun26.175454.26359@cbnewsd.att.com>
Date: 26 Jun 91 17:54:54 GMT
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In article <62170@masscomp.westford.ccur.com> mark@calvin.westford.ccur.com (Mark Thompson) writes:
>In article <jollick.5522@amiglynx.UUCP> jollick@amiglynx.UUCP (Jim Ollick) writes:
>>The Toaster Paint program lets you paint in HAM mode only in 1/4 of the screen
>>at a time only. It then renders the picture to the 24 bit display. I have read
>>that many Toaster owners are buying DCTV to paint with and use the Toaster for
>>a display and DVE device.
>
>Actually you can paint on the whole image all at once but many of the tools
>only function in 1/4 screen mode. I do however use DCTV for most of my 24bit
>painting and only use Toaster Paint when I need to write a 24bit brush
>(why didn't Digital Creations include this ability?!?!).
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	I thought I had a basic understanding of this 24bit business.
	Using ToasterPaint, if you paint in HAM mode (which is 12 bit, right?),
	then render it to the Toaster it becomes 24bit. What happens to
	the other 12 bits? How do you get 24bit out of 12bit????
	12bit is 4096 colors. 24bit is 16million colors. Are the left-over
	bits padded out? What good is ToasterPaint? Seems it's missing
	around 16,773,000 colors......