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From: James Russell <James_Russell@scee.sony.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Mem <--> VRAM problem
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 11:04:34 +0100
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Brian Baird wrote:
> 
> I did a little playing about with LoadImage etc, trying to build the
> 'block' up in main memory, and then transferring it over to VRAM.
> Unfortunately, I got total garbage as a result. 

Remember that:

	o VRAM pixels are 16 bits, not 8.
	o R, G and B values are 5 bits each, not 8.
	o You'll need two LoadImage areas instead of one, so you can upload one while creating
		the other.

Cheers,

James

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