Color Mode Exercise

 Color Mode: RGB

# Colors: 16.7 million
Uncompressed file size: 225k

 Color Mode: Indexed Color 
(I chose 8 colors)


# Colors: 256 or less
Uncompressed file size: 75k

 Color Mode: Greyscale

# Colors: 256
Uncompressed file size: 75k

Color Mode: Bitmap

# Colors: 2
Uncompressed file size: 163.1k

Output: 72
Method: 50% Threshold

Worksheet Information

Can you change FILE FORMAT just by changing it's name? Discuss.

-No because it is one type of file, but you're switching it to something else it's not.

How many colors are in the following color modes?

RGB: 16.7 Million

INDEXED COLOR: 0-256

GREYSCALE: 256

BITMAP: 2

What happens to the (uncompressed) FILE SIZE as you change the COLOR MODES.

-You're changing the amount of colors.

What happens to the visual quality of images as you reduce the number of colors by changing the color mode?

-It worsens the quality.

What is a god reason to convert PSD files to JPG?

JPGs are better to send files in.