Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:40:43 +0200 (MEST) | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Subject | Re: HARDWARE: Open-Source-Friendly Graphics Cards -- Viable? |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2004, Helge Hafting wrote: > Or one could go the other way - if we use 32 bits, then > consider 10 bits per color. I've always wondered about the purpose > of a 8-bit alpha channel. what exactly is supposed to show > in "transparent" places? Transparency makes sense when talking about > windows - you see the underlying window through a transparent spot. > But this is the frame buffer we're talking about - what is > supposed to be behind that? Another frame buffer?
Possibly. Or a life video plane.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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