Viewing color depth information
You can use Corel PaintShop Pro to view the color depth information for images. You can also check the color depth of a monitor to ensure it supports the color depth of the images with which you are working.
The number of colors actually used in an image is usually less than the color depth. For example, a 16 million-color image is capable of displaying that many colors, but may only use 50,000 colors. You can use Corel PaintShop Pro to view the number of colors used in an image or layer.
To view the color depth of an image
Edit workspace
• Choose Image Image Information.
The Current Image Information dialog box appears. The color depth value for the image is displayed in the Pixel Depth/Color field in the Image group box.
You can also view the color depth information on the Status bar. The color depth information appears after the two numbers that display the pixel dimensions of the image.
You can also view color depth information on Overview palette by pressing F9, clicking the Info tab, and viewing the Color Depth field.
To view the color depth of a monitor
Edit workspace
1 Choose Help About PaintShop Pro.
2 Click System Info.
3 Scroll down to the Video Driver Information section, and view the Number of Colors field.
To view the number of colors in an image
Edit workspace
• Choose Image Count Image Colors.
To view the number of colors in a layer
Edit workspace
1 On the Layers palette, click the layer that you want to check.
2 Choose Layers Count Layer Colors.