> > > > > > btw is everyone able to do 32bit color coz that's all i've programmed it to do.

> > > > > I'm using 16-bit.

> > > > i will not do 16-bit color mode.

> > > Why not?

> > coz it looks bad. besides that it's slower and harder to program.

> It's faster.

> > and if 16 bit color is all your computer can do then it must be really old and slow and really annoying to watch my viewer with it. to give you an idea, on my 2200 MHZ it just barely runs at 2 frames per second in 640x480x32 with a really simple model.

> Some videocards can do 24-bit, but can't do 32-bit.
> And some games require 16-bit, and I don't wish to switch to 32-bit just for a viewer.

i might consider supporting 24-bit coz it's exactly the same number of colors as 32-bit. my viewer and games are supposed to change the resolution and bit depth themselves no matter what your desktop is at, no? it looks to me like my program is doing that when i test it.