Converting a 24 Bit BMP to 8 Bit BMP

[Denk]

Following the problems of using GIF files in my application I am now looking to reduce the colour depth of the BMP graphic displayed in the PictureBox from 24 bit to 8 bit. Can anyone help?

 

[dsi]

There are several software packages that will let you do this. You may have Microsoft Photo Editor already on your system. Just open the 24 Bit .bmp, select File > SaveAs, there is a button labelel MORE. Hit this and it will allow you to change the color depth. Hope this helps.

 

[Denk]

I'm aware of that, but I want to do the conversion from inside my program. There must be some way to reduce the colour depth of a PictureBox in VB?

 

[dsi]

Sorry about that. I guess that is why your question was in the VB section, huh? Will this function help?<br>
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LoadPicture([filename], [size], [colordepth],[x,y])<br>
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[Denk]

I tried that command, but got an error. I am using VB5, is this perhaps a feature only available in VB6?