Barco Coronis 3MP Installation & User Manual page 49

Windows graphics device interface (GDI). DirectDraw is enabled
by default.
More information about DirectDraw is available through the on-
line help.
Enable Dithering
This option allows the user to enable or disable dithering.
Dithering is a technique for increasing the perceived range of
colors in an image at the cost of spatial resolution.
This option is only available when the User Modifiable
Note:
Palette mode is selected. If either the Static Gray Palette
including Standard System Colors mode or the Static Gray
Palette with NO System colors mode is selected, the "Enable
Dithering" check box will be grayed-out, and dithering will be
automatically disabled.
More information about Dithering is available through the on-
line help.
Disable 10-bit grayscale
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Use this option for standard Windows -based applications that
require 8-bit color support (256 colors), such as Internet Explorer,
Excel, etc.
Do not use this option for applications that require 10-bit pixel
support (1024 simultaneous shades of gray) and use extended
depth graphic libraries such as WinBarco.
Description of 10-bit grayscale
To show 1024 simultaneous shades of gray all BarcoMed "H"
series display controllers, such as the BarcoMed 5MP2FH or
BarcoMed Coronis or example, run in extended depth (10-bit)
mode by default.
Implications
When turned on the "Disable 10-bit grayscale" option causes a
BarcoMed Coronis display controller to run in 8-bit mode, which
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