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   Hi i was just wondering how you count colors. Any help with this would be appreciated. Thanks

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SuperPanda Commander Joined: 24 January 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 102	Topic: Counting colors Posted: 05 September 2009 at 8:01am
	Hi i was just wondering how you count colors. Any help with this would be appreciated. Thanks
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greenraven Commander Joined: 08 September 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2598	Posted: 06 September 2009 at 7:29am
	Having a palette somewhere in the corner would help. Otherwise I just look very carefully and start counting. Pixel art is about patience, in every aspect.
	"pwnage comes with patience, practice and planning." ~ Jalonso
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ellie-is Commander Joined: 12 September 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 706	Posted: 06 September 2009 at 7:57am
	I go to photoshop, click to convert the image to indexed colors, and it says how many colors it has.
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IQbrew Commander Joined: 02 May 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 157	Posted: 06 September 2009 at 11:36am
	I found a great color counter once, but can never seem to find it again when I google. Good thing it's bookmarked. ColorCounter You may load an image from your comp, or paste an image into it. It will allow you to create a customized pallet out of the image, in addition to telling you how many colors it has. About 15 kilobytes, I think it's the best color counter out there.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 09 September 2009 at 9:50am
	*Originally posted by lucas_irineu* I go to photoshop, click to convert the image to indexed colors, and it says how many colors it has. Easier than that is to make a quick 'save for web' and just look at the color panel on the lower right-hand side. No need to save just look at the count. This way you don't have any file conversions until ready for final file. *I personally hand count and keep a color layer :\|
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ellie-is Commander Joined: 12 September 2021 Online Status: Offline Posts: 706	Posted: 09 September 2009 at 11:32am
	Well, I can just cancel before it actually converts the image. Keeping a layer for each color sounds complicated. Having to switch layers to fix every mistake and all.
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 09 September 2009 at 12:35pm
	You could also just use a pixel art app with proper indexed palette support, like GrafX2.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 09 September 2009 at 4:22pm
	*Originally posted by lucas_irineu* Well, I can just cancel before it actually converts the image. Edited by jalonso - 09 September 2009 at 4:22pm
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SuperPanda Commander Joined: 24 January 2023 Online Status: Offline Posts: 102	Posted: 14 September 2009 at 9:16am
	thanks for your help guys. I found a a program called "color counter" works good =)
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AngelOTG Commander Joined: 28 February 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 258	Posted: 14 September 2009 at 6:47pm
	*Originally posted by IQbrew* I found a great color counter once, but can never seem to find it again when I google. Good thing it's bookmarked. ColorCounter *Originally posted by SuperPanda* I found a a program called "color counter" Orly? Would've never guessed. :P
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DeProgrammer Midshipman Joined: 22 August 2020 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 81	Posted: 18 September 2009 at 10:44am
	I made that program. It's in the PixelJoint links, and if you Google for "Color Counter" it's apparently the fourth result. So thanks for the compliment, IQbrew! Edited by DeProgrammer - 18 September 2009 at 10:44am
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danimations Seaman Joined: 23 October 2009 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 29 October 2009 at 7:12pm
	Cute little program... thanks for sharing!
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