Pixel Joint Forum: Color Count

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   Here's how it goes...
I use a program called COREL PHOTO PAINT (similar to Photoshop, but with a horrible layer system I haven't figured out how to use yet!) to do my drawings. However, I don't use any advanced resource to shade things or color, apart from the transparent brush (can't resist it!). 
There is no "color count" tool in this program, so what I do is to see how many colors it shows when I save as 256 colors GIF format. To my surprise, the drawing on which I just used about 10 colors has something like 67 colors or so, according to the GIF counter. There is R0G0B0, R1G1B1, R2B1G1 and so on... Is that normal?? 
If it is the case, how many colors should I consider? The ones on my palette or the ones the program says I used but I dont see them? 

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MadMage Commander Joined: 02 September 2021 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Topic: Color Count Posted: 30 January 2006 at 3:18pm
	Here's how it goes... I use a program called COREL PHOTO PAINT (similar to Photoshop, but with a horrible layer system I haven't figured out how to use yet!) to do my drawings. However, I don't use any advanced resource to shade things or color, apart from the transparent brush (can't resist it!). There is no "color count" tool in this program, so what I do is to see how many colors it shows when I save as 256 colors GIF format. To my surprise, the drawing on which I just used about 10 colors has something like 67 colors or so, according to the GIF counter. There is R0G0B0, R1G1B1, R2B1G1 and so on... Is that normal?? If it is the case, how many colors should I consider? The ones on my palette or the ones the program says I used but I dont see them?
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 3:23pm
	Saving as jpeg, I presume. otherwise, please tell what you are saving it as.
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MadMage Commander Joined: 02 September 2021 Location: Brazil Online Status: Offline Posts: 112	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 4:39pm
	*There is no "color count" tool in this program, so what I do is to see how many colors it shows when I save as 256 colors GIF format.* I'm saving it in GIF format. Sometimes I also use PNG, but I'm not sure if there is a color count available for that format when I save. I never used JPEG because the colors get all messed up. I only use JPG for high resolution pictures. Edited by Haash
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CDI Commander Joined: 30 October 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 247	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 5:04pm
	same here, I use MS Paint, how can I tell the color count?
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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 5:25pm
	http://www.irfanview.com/ Download and Use. Two simple steps.
	RPG is numberwang.
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CDI Commander Joined: 30 October 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 247	Posted: 30 January 2006 at 5:33pm
	ooh, Downloading :( darn
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Larwick Commander Joined: 18 July 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4015	Posted: 04 February 2006 at 4:36pm
	*Originally posted by Monkey 'o Doom* http://www.irfanview.com/ Download and Use. Two simple steps. Wow, that's useful to know, my sister downloaded that a few days ago for some other reason.

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Monkey 'o Doom Commander Joined: 24 September 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2994	Posted: 04 February 2006 at 4:54pm
	It's a great tool, it can even view .swf and .txt files. It's really in a category of its' own.
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