On Saturday 18 February 2012, Darrell Anderson wrote:
> > >How do I convert/save a 24-bit image as "locolor"?
> > 
> > ImageMagick ?  read on:
> > 
> > >Of all of the various TDE image viewers, how do I view
> > an image's
> > >properties to learn about the color depth, etc.? I have
> > tried several
> > >(kolourpaint, krita, showfoto, gwenview). I am missing
> > the big picture
> > >altogether, probably because I don't know the
> > terminology.
> > 
> > `display` from ImageMagick:
> > 
> >  $ display whatever.png
> > 
> >  <right-click> on the image, and select "Image Info"
> > from the dropdown.
> > 
> > `convert` from ImageMagick may be what you want to achieve
> > "locolor".
> 
> I should have been more specific. :)
> 
> How do I do those things with Trinity apps? Considering all the Trinity graphics apps I would have thought that learning image information should be trivial. Thus far the only stat I have learned is size. Nothing about color depth, etc.
> 
> A quick check shows that ImageMagick provides some of that information, but let's get back to Trinity. :)
> 
> Considering that throughout Linux-dom icons are packaged as hicolor and locolor, I would have thought that within a link or two I would discover the criteria or definition of those terms. I'm still looking....
> 
> Darrell
> 
> 
Hi Darrell,

I believe that "locolor" images (like some of the old icons) have a colour-depth 
of 8 bits.  You can convert images to 8 bits with Showfoto.  Just select color > 
depth > 8 bits.

I hope this helps.

Richard.

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