Crestron TPS-12 Operation Manual page 45

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Crestron Isys TPS-12G/15G-QM-L
Operations Guide – DOC. 6356
create the truecolor picture. The reason this is called truecolor is that this is around
the maximum number of colors the human eye is able to detect.
Truecolor images are sometimes represented by a 32-bit value. The extra 8-bits do
not enhance the precision of the color representation, but act as an alpha channel that
represents pixel translucency. The 32-bit truecolor has become popular on the
computer desktop to provide effects such as translucent windows, fading menus, and
shadows.
In graphics intensive applications such as touchpanels, raising or lowering the color
depth of the displayed graphics can achieve a balance of performance and quality.
Lower color depths do not require as much frame buffer memory or display
bandwidth, allowing them to be generated and displayed more quickly. Increasing
color depth results in higher color quality at the expense of display speed and
responsiveness. By using a majority of 8-bit or 16-bit graphics, and holding the
32-bit graphics to a minimum (ex. for a family photo, etc.), you can create a
sophisticated project that will fit in the memory space provided, and have the
touchpanel remain very responsive.
Relationship of Bits to Colors
NUMBER OF BITS
1 bit
2 bits
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
24 bits
32 bits
When creating a VT Pro-e project, you can elect to compress and reduce the image
size in the "Page Properties" window for the entire page, and/or perform the same
function of reducing the image size using the "Image Properties" window. A
reduction in image size will save a considerable amount of memory space for your
project.
In VT Pro-e, the Compress checkbox permits the image to be compressed when
compiling. The 16 Bits checkbox converts a 24-bit or 32-bit image to 16 bits. This
conversion to a 16-bit image may cause the loss of some subtle shading. To
compensate for this, use the dithering to simulate the original shading. Various
dithering types are available. Refer to the following illustrations.
Wall Mount Touchpanels
NUMBER OF COLORS
Black and White
4 Colors
16 Colors
256 Colors
65,536 Colors (Highcolor)
16.7 million Colors (Truecolor)
16.7 million Colors plus Transparency
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