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colour depth [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

The number of bits required to encode the color of each pixel in a display.

Key term(s)
  • color depth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Mesure, exprimée en bits, du nombre de couleurs pouvant être reproduites sur un écran.

CONT

La qualité [...] numérique est notamment définie par le nombre maximal de couleurs que peut prendre chaque pixel (plus petite partie utile d'une image numérique, de l'anglais PIcture ELement). Ce nombre de valeurs chromatiques que peuvent prendre les échantillons [...] d'une prise de vue numérique est appellé «profondeur d' échantillonnage».

Spanish

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