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From: "Derek da Silva" <dasi@eidosnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Transparency
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 12:32:23 +0100
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> And to achieve a smooth fade, remember that r, g and b are each 5 bit -
i.e.
> there are 31 possible values: 0, 8, 16 . . . 240, 248.

Oops, that should be 32 possible values per component (including zero).

> Just one more question to check that I understood things right: are the 3
> lower bits of the r,g,b fields unused?
>
> pal

Right.

cheers
Derek