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Old 10-28-2010, 12:07 PM   #17
PossenteSpirto
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Location: Italia
Device: waiting for my first (PB 902)
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Hello, I'm making a logo for my 902 while expecting (I can't knit). I've set the res to 825x1200 (found on the shop page) and set the mode to grayscale.

Now:
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Originally Posted by Ulli View Post
Do "Image->Convert to Greyscale"
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* max 8bit colordepth (2,4,8 fits)

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save it as "BMP, 256 colors) and you're set.
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I finally got the missing piece figured out: you need to use color-indexed bmp files.
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5) Image > Mode > Grayscale
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11) Image > Mode > Indexed [256]
12) Save As > FILENAME.bmp [24bit]
When I try to save my pic as .bmp, Photoshop asks me the file format (Windows/OS2). Which one should I choose?
Also, do I really need to convert from grayscale to indexed color?
Since the screen has 16 levels of gray, can't I just save it with a 4-bit depth?
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