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Is the number of bits used to represent the colour of a single pixel, in other words, bits per pixel.
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| The Dimensions of an Image |
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| Is how much pixels are in a picture, it is quite simply the number of pixels in the height of the picture times the number of pixels in the pictures width. The number of pixels in the picture are equal to the sum of width x hieght |
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| is data about data, it is useful in many types of files to provide extra infomation. For example an Image file may contain metadata about: The height, the width, the colour depth, the resolution, the camera used, exposure details, when the image was created, who owns the copy right and contact information. |
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| Can be supported by 12 bits! 1 bits can support 2 colours, 2 bits can support 4, 4 bits can support 16, 8 bits can support 256, 12 bits can support 4096, 16 bits can support 65536 and 24 bits can support 16777216 colours. 32 bits can support 16777216 colours, just like 24 bits, and the main reason for using them is for speed performance optimization |
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| dots per inch, which indicates the resolution of images. The more dots per inch, the higher the resolution. |
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