FotoCanvas displays images in seven different color depths. You can edit the color palette of five of the color depths. An image can be converted to any of the color depths, but the quality of the display image will not improve without further editing.
To change an image color format:
Click Color | select a color depth.
To use all the enhancement features you need to change an image to Truecolor. Many image enhancement tools, filters, blends, and adjustment options are only available for Highcolor or Truecolor images.
Note:
Once an image's quality has been a lowered or the color changed, the only way to return the image to its original color level is to click the Undo button.
When an image is loaded by FotoCanvas the default color depth is selected in the Color menu.
Black and White |
The image is composed of only black and white. 2-color palette. |
16 Grays |
The image is composed of all colors in a 16-grayscale palette. |
256 Grays |
The image is composed of all colors in a 256-grayscale palette. |
16 Colors |
The image is composed of all colors in a 16-color palette. |
256 Colors |
The image is composed of all colors in a 256-color palette. GIF images are saved in this format regardless of color settings. |
Highcolor |
The image is composed of colors from a 32768-color Palette. |
Truecolor |
The image is composed of colors from a 16,777,216-color Palette. This color palette includes all colors visible to the human eye. |
You can edit the color palette of all color depths except Highcolor and Truecolor.