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JPEG 16 bits or 24 bits?
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I know it is 16,7 million colors but what in bits.
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| for jpg remember 24 bit
(gif 8 bit and png up to 48 bit)
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| robeks, what is 16,7 million as a power of two? Whenever computer speak turns to bits, take two to that power and see what you get?
2^24 is 16,7 million.
2^16 is 65,536
2^8 is 256
So there's your answer. And *why*.
-Baz |
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