CPC Palette - Revision history

MacDeath at 16:20, 9 August 2020

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MacDeath: /* Other systems using the same palette */

2020-08-09T16:17:49Z

‎Other systems using the same palette

MacDeath at 16:14, 9 August 2020

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MacDeath at 16:09, 9 August 2020

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MacDeath at 17:50, 8 November 2014

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Ythcal: typo corrected

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typo corrected

MacDeath at 18:13, 16 November 2012

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MacDeath at 18:04, 16 November 2012

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MacDeath at 01:32, 17 December 2010

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Nocash at 22:59, 21 May 2010

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 [[Category:Graphic]][[Category:CPC Internal Components]]
+http://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/a/a1/AmstradCPC_palette.png
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 * CPC palette is a 3x3x3 RGB cube that can be stretched into 5x5x5 RGB cube via ditherings or fast colour swap (flashouille).
 * While some mixes of colours are supposed to produce the same colour (in theory), the properties of pixels and the variation of their percieved size depending on their intensity or the number of luminophores used to produce a colour may give actual slight and subtle differences. May also vary from one machine or screen to another, or between PLUS range and CPC classic range.

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 == Other systems using the same palette ==
-*The Toshiba [[PASOPIA 7]] is known to feature the same 3-values RGB palette as the Amstrad CPC, its video mdoes are different than Amstrad CPC's ones though.
+*The Toshiba [[PASOPIA 7]] is known to feature the same 3-values RGB palette as the Amstrad CPC, its video modes are different than Amstrad CPC's ones though and the colours may be produced via fine ditherings.
 == Weblink ==
 * http://grimware.org/doku.php/documentations/devices/gatearray - describes the intensities in great detail

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	* CPC palette is a 3x3x3 RGB cube that can be stretched into 5x5x5 RGB cube via ditherings or fast colour swap (flashouille).		* CPC palette is a 3x3x3 RGB cube that can be stretched into 5x5x5 RGB cube via ditherings or fast colour swap (flashouille).
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		+	* While some mixes of colours are supposed to produce the same colour (in theory), the properties of pixels and the variation of their percieved size depending on their intensity or the number of luminophores used to produce a colour may give actual slight and subtle differences. May also vary from one machine or screen to another, or between PLUS range and CPC classic range.

	[[File:Stretched CPC palette macdeath.png]]		[[File:Stretched CPC palette macdeath.png]]

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	The CPC is connected to the RGB input of a Philips Philetta TV Set (this is important for the test, as the monitor does pull-down the signals, without monitor connected both "max" and "half" signals are around 4.0V, with monitor connected they drop to circa 1.0V and 0.5V, as seen in the pictures).		The CPC is connected to the RGB input of a Philips Philetta TV Set (this is important for the test, as the monitor does pull-down the signals, without monitor connected both "max" and "half" signals are around 4.0V, with monitor connected they drop to circa 1.0V and 0.5V, as seen in the pictures).
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		+	== Stretching the Palette ==
		+
		+	* CPC palette is a 3x3x3 RGB cube that can be stretched into 5x5x5 RGB cube via ditherings or fast colour swap (flashouille).
		+
		+	[[File:Stretched CPC palette macdeath.png]]
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	== Related Pages ==		== Related Pages ==

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 * [[Video modes]]
 == Weblink ==
 * http://grimware.org/doku.php/documentations/devices/gatearray - describes the intensities in great detail

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 | 6|| 4Ch          ||Bright Red     ||100||  0||  0|| #FF0000||255/0/0||bgcolor="#ff0000"|
 |-
-| 7|| 45h (or 48h) ||Purple         ||100||  0|| 50|| #ff0080||255/0/128||bgcolor="#ff0080"|
+| 7|| 45h (or 48h) ||Purple         ||100||  0|| 50|| #FF0080||255/0/128||bgcolor="#ff0080"|
 |-
 | 8|| 4Dh          ||Bright Magenta ||100||  0||100|| #FF00FF||255/0/255||bgcolor="#ff00ff"|

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	[[Category:Graphic]][[Category:CPC Internal Components]]		[[Category:Graphic]][[Category:CPC Internal Components]]
		+
		+
		+
		+	{\| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
		+	\|-
		+	\| ''Firmware Number'' \|\| ''Hardware Number'' \|\| ''Colour Name''
		+	\| ''R %'' \|\| ''G %'' \|\| ''B %''\|\|Hexadecimal \|\| RGB values \|\| ''Colour''
		+	\|-
		+	\| 0\|\| 54h \|\|Black \|\| 0\|\| 0\|\| 0\|\| #000000\|\|0/0/0\|\|bgcolor="#000000"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 1\|\| 44h (or 50h) \|\|Blue \|\| 0\|\| 0\|\| 50\|\| #000080\|\|0/0/128\|\|bgcolor="#000080"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 2\|\| 55h \|\|Bright Blue \|\| 0\|\| 0\|\|100\|\| #0000FF \|\|0/0/255\|\|bgcolor="#0000ff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 3\|\| 5Ch \|\|Red \|\| 50\|\| 0\|\| 0\|\| #800000\|\|128/0/0\|\|bgcolor="#800000"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 4\|\| 58h \|\|Magenta \|\| 50\|\| 0\|\| 50\|\| #800080\|\|128/0/128\|\|bgcolor="#800080"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 5\|\| 5Dh \|\|Mauve \|\| 50\|\| 0\|\|100\|\| #8000FF \|\|128/0/255\|\|bgcolor="#8000ff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 6\|\| 4Ch \|\|Bright Red \|\|100\|\| 0\|\| 0\|\| #FF0000\|\|255/0/0\|\|bgcolor="#ff0000"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 7\|\| 45h (or 48h) \|\|Purple \|\|100\|\| 0\|\| 50\|\| #ff0080\|\|255/0/128\|\|bgcolor="#ff0080"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 8\|\| 4Dh \|\|Bright Magenta \|\|100\|\| 0\|\|100\|\| #FF00FF\|\|255/0/255\|\|bgcolor="#ff00ff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| 9\|\| 56h \|\|Green \|\| 0\|\| 50\|\| 0\|\| #008000\|\|0/128/0\|\|bgcolor="#008000"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|10\|\| 46h \|\|Cyan \|\| 0\|\| 50\|\| 50\|\| #008080\|\|0/128/128\|\|bgcolor="#008080"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|11\|\| 57h \|\|Sky Blue \|\| 0\|\| 50\|\|100\|\| #0080FF\|\|0/128/255\|\|bgcolor="#0080ff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|12\|\| 5Eh \|\|Yellow \|\| 50\|\| 50\|\| 0\|\| #808000\|\|128/128/0\|\|bgcolor="#808000"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|13\|\| 40h (or 41h) \|\|White \|\| 50\|\| 50\|\| 50\|\| #808080\|\|128/128/128\|\|bgcolor="#808080"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|14\|\| 5Fh \|\|Pastel Blue \|\| 50\|\| 50\|\|100\|\| #8080FF\|\|128/128/255\|\|bgcolor="#8080ff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|15\|\| 4Eh \|\|Orange \|\|100\|\| 50\|\| 0\|\| #FF8000\|\|255/128/0\|\|bgcolor="#ff8000"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|16\|\| 47h \|\|Pink \|\|100\|\| 50\|\| 50\|\| #FF8080\|\|255/128/128\|\|bgcolor="#ff8080"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|17\|\| 4Fh \|\|Pastel Magenta \|\|100\|\| 50\|\|100\|\| #FF80FF\|\|255/128/255\|\|bgcolor="#ff80ff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|18\|\| 52h \|\|Bright Green \|\| 0\|\|100\|\| 0\|\| #00FF00 \|\|0/255/0\|\|bgcolor="#00ff00"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|19\|\| 42h (or 51h) \|\|Sea Green \|\| 0\|\|100\|\| 50\|\| #00FF80\|\|0/255/128\|\|bgcolor="#00ff80"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|20\|\| 53h \|\|Bright Cyan \|\| 0\|\|100\|\|100\|\| #00FFFF \|\|0/255/255\|\|bgcolor="#00ffff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|21\|\| 5Ah \|\|Lime \|\| 50\|\|100\|\| 0\|\| #80FF00\|\|128/255/0\|\|bgcolor="#80ff00"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|22\|\| 59h \|\|Pastel Green \|\| 50\|\|100\|\| 50\|\| #80FF80\|\|128/255/128\|\|bgcolor="#80ff80"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|23\|\| 5Bh \|\|Pastel Cyan \|\| 50\|\|100\|\|100\|\| #80FFFF\|\|128/255/255\|\|bgcolor="#80ffff"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|24\|\| 4Ah \|\|Bright Yellow \|\|100\|\|100\|\| 0\|\| #FFFF00\|\|255/255/0\|\|bgcolor="#ffff00"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|25\|\| 43h (or 49h) \|\|Pastel Yellow \|\|100\|\|100\|\| 50\|\| #FFFF80\|\|255/255/128\|\|bgcolor="#ffff80"\|
		+	\|-
		+	\|26\|\| 4Bh \|\|Bright White \|\|100\|\|100\|\|100\|\| #FFFFFF\|\|255/255/255\|\|bgcolor="#ffffff"\|
		+	\|}
		+
		+
		+	*'''Note :''' Actually both RGB's 127 (#7F) or 128 (#80) values can be used to generate the CPC palette's half tones on a true colour modern computer.
		+
	== CPC6128 R,G,B signals (measured by nocash) ==		== CPC6128 R,G,B signals (measured by nocash) ==

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		+	[[Category:Graphic]][[Category:CPC Internal Components]]
	== CPC6128 R,G,B signals (measured by nocash) ==		== CPC6128 R,G,B signals (measured by nocash) ==

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	The CPC is connected to the RGB input of a Philips Philetta TV Set (this is important for the test, as the monitor does pull-down the signals, without monitor connected both "max" and "half" signals are around 4.0V, with monitor connected they drop to circa 1.0V and 0.5V, as seen in the pictures).		The CPC is connected to the RGB input of a Philips Philetta TV Set (this is important for the test, as the monitor does pull-down the signals, without monitor connected both "max" and "half" signals are around 4.0V, with monitor connected they drop to circa 1.0V and 0.5V, as seen in the pictures).
		+
		+	== Weblink ==
		+
		+	* http://grimware.org/doku.php/documentations/devices/gatearray - describes the intensities in great detail