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RGB Pixel Formats

The following sections describe the red-green-blue (RGB) pixel formats that are directly supported by QuickDraw in Mac OS. Where the formats are affected by endian formatting, the BIG, GIB and LITTLE formats are shown.

1, 2, 4, and 8 Bits Per Pixel

16 Bits Per Pixel

24 and 32 Bits Per Pixel

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