On 3 Aug 99, at 11:38, Timchenko Maxim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Uzi Paz wrote:
>
> > I guess that in 24bit color graphics:
> > 8 bits are telling me the strength/luminosity of the blue color,
> > 8 bits are telling me the strength/luminosity of the red color,
> > 8 bits are telling me the strength/luminosity of the yellow (or green)
> > color.
> >
> > 1) Am I right?
> > 2) Green or Yellow?
> > 3) If I am right then how this goes with 16 or 32bit color? 32 and 16
> > are not a multiplicity of 3.
>
> 1. Yes
> 2. Green. Yellow is part of the negative scheme used in print (CMYK)
[...]

I guess: CMYK: C=Cian, M=Magenta, Y=Yellow, K=?
I guess: Negative Scheme : due to the fact that in printings the
         background (i.e. no color) is white while in monitor the
         background (i.e. no color) is black.

Am I right?

Thanks for the information.

Uzi

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