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PM wrote:
> 
> Ok so when talking about colour considerations when programming in the
> different colour depths, is this right?
> 
> When programming in 256 colour or 8 bit mode, a palette is used, which
> is an 256 elemented array of the RGB structure. Correct?
> The palette is used to manipulate colour.
> 
> When programming in high colour or true colour, what is used to
> manipulate colour here? is an array of 16 million RGB Structures used?

In 24-bit mode, the 24-bit value you place in video memory contains the
intensities of red, green and blue in it.
8:8:8  <- # of bits
R:G:B  <- what they represent

In 16-bit mode I believe it's 5:6:5, R:G:B.

32-bit mode is the same as 24-bit mode, but supposedly also contains an
Alpha byte.
8:8:8:8
R:G:B:A

I say supposedly, because I think some cards just ignore the 4th byte. 
Still nice to use, though, even if the 4th byte doesn't work... a lot
easier to format :)

j.weeks