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Colour depth

Colour depth logo #20556every pixel on a computer screen display has its colour defined by a certain number of bits of data - the colour depth refers to the range of different colours available for each pixel in a particular screen mode - if a single bit were used, it would only allow it to be one of two colours - usually black or white - if it were defined by two bits, i...
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Colour depth

Colour depth logo #20472(Digital cameras and photo printers) This refers to the maximum number of colours that can be recorded by digital cameras and scanners or that can be displayed by graphics cards. A true colour representation can be achieved at a colour depth of 8 bits per primary colour, that is a 24 bit colour depth. In this case, 256 bits are available for one p...
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Colour Depth

Colour Depth logo #10444 The number of colours that can be recorded or displayed. The more bits, the more colours can be recorded. To represent 16,7 million colours you need a colour depth of 24 bits (8 bits per colour: Red, Green and Blue).
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colour depth

colour depth logo #10444The colour depth is the number of different colours that can be displayed on the screen. This is determined by a combination of the graphics card and the colour capacity of the monitor. The number of bits used to describe a pixel is known as the bit depth. With a 24-bit bit depth, 8 bits are dedicated to each of the three additive primary colours, … ...
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Colour depth

Colour depth logo #20948The amount of colour information recorded by each CCD pixels. The greater the depth, expressed in bits, the truer and richer the colour is recorded.
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Colour Depth

Colour Depth logo #20609Represents the number of colours that can be recorded or displayed. The more bits, the more colours that can be recorded. To represent 16.7 million colours you need a colour depth of 24 bits (8 bits per colour: red, green and blue).
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Colour depth

Colour depth logo #23534 For wine colour, see opaque (opaque) and colour.
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colour depth

colour depth logo #20511a value which determines the maximum number of colours and shades that can be used in a computer graphic or digitally generated image
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Colour Depth

Colour Depth logo #22122Digital Images can approximate colour realism but the process is referred to as colour depth, bit depth or pixel depth. Most modern computer displays use 24 bit true colour. It displays the same number of colours that the human eye can discern, about 16 million.
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Colour depth

Colour depth logo #22743Refers to the lightness or darkness of the hair. On the International Colour Chart system, 1 is the darkest hair colour (black) and 10 is the lightest (lightest blonde).
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