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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:53:17 -0400
From: Timothy Miller <miller@techsource.com>
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To: Tonnerre <tonnerre@thundrix.ch>
CC: Helge Hafting <helgehaf@aitel.hist.no>,
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Subject: Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable?
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Tonnerre wrote:
> Salut,
> 
> On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 10:57:16AM +0000, Helge Hafting wrote:
> 
>>24-bit color
>>------------
> 
> 
> Why don't you use 32-bit colors?  24-bit packed pixels are a pita, and
> a lot of OpenGL hardware doesn't support 24bpp. You might atcually get
> better graphics/performance/etc. if you  stick to 32bpp. Only that the
> framebuffer size increases by 1/3rd.

It's been ages since I've encountered a GPU which could do packed 24.  I 
think when people talk about "24 bit color", they're also thinking "32 
bits per pixel".  Besides, there's the alpha channel.

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