On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 01:41:22AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 11:10:02AM -0500, Clint Adams wrote: > > > If your graphics controller is limited by memory bandwidth, the maximum > > > pixel > > > clock depends on the number of bits per pixels, since larger pixels mean > > > more > > > memory bandwidth. > > > > I'm unclear on the differences between 24 bpp and 32 bpp and how this > > relates to internal pixmap format. > > Some hardware uses a "packed-pixel format"; that is, 4 24-bit pixels are > encoded in 3 32-bit words (what Intel calls "DWORDS", I think).
Yeah, DWORDS, because they are stil living in the era of 16bit hardware :) > Other hardware tosses in a zero byte with every 32-bit "DWORD" transfer. Well, the permedia2 should support both formats, depending on chosen mode. Friendly, Sven Luther
