$(cpicName) Help - Changing Color Type

Converting to another color type allows you to control the number and types of colors in an image. Many imaging applications require images to contain a specific number of colors. Using 's color depth conversion, you can convert any image to any standard number of colors. You can also use the color conversions to convert to a different style of image - such as grayscale or sepia. |

Changing Color Type Converting Color Type

1. | Open the image in the Image Viewer.
2. | Select Convert from the Image menu.
3. | Select the color depth you would like to convert the image to. (See chart below)

You're now ready to save your image and finalize your changes.

Available Color Types
The chart below shows the color types you can convert an image to. Each of these options will appear under Convert on the Image menu in the Image Viewer.

Color Depth | Description
Monochrome | Black and white.
256 Colors | Uses the standard 256 color palette.
16 Million Colors | Uses the full 16.7 million color palette common with JPEG images and better video cards.
16 Colors - Windows (skin tones) | 16 color palette used by Windows - optimized for displaying skin tones.
16 Colors - Standard | The standard 16 color palette.
16 Colors - EGA/VGA (standard) | The 16 color palette commonly used by EGA and VGA video cards and monitors.
8 Color - PC-98 | An 8 color palette using the NEC PC-9801 standard.
Sepia | A sepia color palette.
4 Grays | Grayscale - uses only four shades of gray.
16 Grays | Grayscale with 16 shades of gray.
32 Grays | Grayscale with 32 shades of gray.
64 Grays | Grayscale using 64 shades of gray.
256 Grays | Grayscale using 256 different shades of gray.

Related Topics

- Editing Images
- The Image Viewer
- Converting File Types
- Saving Images