On Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:43:48 -0500, tacit <tacitr@aol.com> wrote:

>> So, for purposes where actual color is not known or where critical
>> rendition of actual color is relatively unimportant, 256 colors will
>> suffice.
>
>Actually, no, it won't. You can see this in Photoshop; convert an image
>to 256 color mode and see how you like the results.
>
>Even $49 inkjet printers can reproduce thousands of colors. Again, each
>different shade of color counts as a different color. For the purposes
>of something like a printer, a black and white image contains 256
>colors, because each shade of each hue counts as a different color.

I'll pass it on,

Thanks

-Gecko