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Bola

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From: Italia

Registered: 2007-02-16

Posts: 118

Video depth

I have a short question for you: It's possible to have a 32 bit resolution on linux? The maximum for me is 24 bit but sometimes, specially in videos, image lost quality an sometimes it appears made linke squares....

I have an ATI radeon X700 mobility  PCI-E with last ati drivers.

Thx a lot,
Riccardo.

Stalwart

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From: Latvia, Riga

Registered: 2005-10-18

Posts: 445

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Re: Video depth

What's called 32bit on windows is 24bit actually

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Bola

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From: Italia

Registered: 2007-02-16

Posts: 118

Re: Video depth

Are you sure, probably are my eyes but under microsoft windows colours are more "bright" and images are more defined...

junglepeanut

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From: California

Registered: 2007-01-24

Posts: 145

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Re: Video depth

In videos maybe it is the codec? I have no idea. But most of mine are the same in the same setup. For a while those "not free" DVDs played directly and seemed slightly less bright and more pixilated than when PowerDVD played them. Then an update to the codecs something like 6 months ago improved my experience alot.      Everywhere else I haven't noticed any real differences. I am pretty sure Stalwart is right as well about the 24 as that is what is said in xorg when you configure it.

skottish

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From: Here

Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: Video depth

What Stalwart said is correct. It's 8 bits for each color channel and an alpha channel. So technically, it's 24 bit color even for 32 bit.

Last edited by skottish (2007-04-10 21:45:41)