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From:Alan Buxey
Date:23 Apr 2001 at 16:15:40
Subject:Re: Common misconception (was Re: Voyager Image Decoders)

hi,

> > which means if an AGA version were viable it'd have to have 16bit-
> > 8bit engine added. painfully slowing it down.
>
> I'm thinking of hacking the source, adding an 8bit mode (still slow
> because you have to lookup the pen number for each pixel..).

i think it'd be quicker to let a whole frame be calculated and then
do a 16bit-8bit on it (possibly as part of C2P).this way you couldd have a
table of all the colours used and then make a suitable pen-map for it

(anyone with gfx card doesnt need 16-8, and they dont need C2P either)

alan

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