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=== Colors ===
=== Colors ===
This mode gets RGB values from the palette and color number. One tile can use 256 colors, and Layer 1 can use 2041 colors. The color value comes from 3 bits R, 3 bits G, 2 bits B from the pixel value, plus 1 bit from the palette value.
This mode gets RGB values from the palette and color number. One tile can use 256 colors, and Layer 1 can use 2041 colors. The color value comes from 3 bits R, 3 bits G, 2 bits B from the pixel value, plus 1 bit from the palette value. However, palette 00 is a transparent color rather than black, complete black cannot be used. And, it is RGB443, full white cannot be used.


The final color values are:
The final color values are:
  -BBb00GGGg0RRRr0
  -BBb00GGGg0RRRr0
<gallery>
Direct Color Mode Palette 0.png|Palette 0
Direct Color Mode Palette 1.png|Palette 1
Direct Color Mode Palette 2.png|Palette 2
Direct Color Mode Palette 3.png|Palette 3
Direct Color Mode Palette 4.png|Palette 4
Direct Color Mode Palette 5.png|Palette 5
Direct Color Mode Palette 6.png|Palette 6
Direct Color Mode Palette 7.png|Palette 7
</gallery>


=== See Also ===
=== See Also ===

Revision as of 11:31, 6 August 2023

Direct Color is a display technique that does not use CGRAM. Instead, the color value comes directly from VRAM. Direct color is available only on BG1, in the following background modes:

Direct Select is the name of the bit that turns direct color on or off. [3] It lives at bit 0 of CGSWSEL (2130h).

Colors

This mode gets RGB values from the palette and color number. One tile can use 256 colors, and Layer 1 can use 2041 colors. The color value comes from 3 bits R, 3 bits G, 2 bits B from the pixel value, plus 1 bit from the palette value. However, palette 00 is a transparent color rather than black, complete black cannot be used. And, it is RGB443, full white cannot be used.

The final color values are:

-BBb00GGGg0RRRr0

See Also

References

  1. Page 2-8-1 of Book I of the official Super Nintendo development manual
  2. Appendix 17 lbid
  3. page 2-26-16 of Book I lbid
  4. Appendix A-5 lbid