Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Pixel depth

Pixel depth

The number of bits of colour information per pixel. A system using eight bits per pixel can display 256 (28) colors. A system using 16 bits per pixel can display 65,536 (216) colors. A system using 24 bits per pixel can display over 16.7 million colors. Twenty-four-bit colour is often called true colour because the human eye can distinguish among approximately six million different colors, or fewer than are available in a 24-bit colour system.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

pixel depth
Software; Computer; Operating systems

The number of bits per pixel in a pixel image.

pixel depth
Software; Video editing

The number of bits of color information per pixel. A system using eight bits per pixel can display 256 (28) colors. A system using 16 bits per pixel can display 65,536 (216) ...

pixel depth
Packaging; General packaging

The amount of data used to describe each colored dot on the computer screen, i.e. Monochrome is 1 bit deep, Greyscale is 8 bits deep, RGB is 24 bits deep. Images to be printed as ...

depth
Education; SAT vocabulary

Deepness.

depth
Physics; General physics

The distance of a thing measured from top to bottom or from front to back is known as its depth.

depth
Consumer services; Hair salons

The darkness or lightness of a colour.

Camtasia
Software; Video editing

Camtasia is a screencast software that allows users to record actions on a computer screen such as navigating in a browser or running any program while allowing narration to be ...

headroom
Software; Video editing

a) The number of dB increases possible above the operation level (0 VU) before unacceptable distortion occurs. b) In composition, the space between a subject’s head and the upper ...

heads out
Software; Video editing

A way of winding tape so that the beginning of a selection is on the outside of the reel.

head-to-tape contact
Software; Video editing

The degree to which the surface of the magnetic coating approaches the surface of the record or replay heads during normal operation of a recorder. Good head-to-tape contact ...

height
Software; Video editing

The vertical positioning of a head with respect to a piece of tape. The size of the picture in a vertical direction.

helical scan
Software; Video editing

A method of recording video information diagonally on a tape, used in home and professional VCRs. High-speed rotating video heads scan these diagonal video tracks, giving an ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Events Category: Awards

Golden Globes

Recognition for excellence in film and television, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). 68 ceremonies have been held since the ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Top Universities in Pakistan

Category: Education   2 32 Terms

Wine

Category: Food   1 20 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS