Re: can someone explain the definition of DDB and DIB?

This tutorial cleared up some of my confusion.

http://www.thecodeproject.com/bitmap/gditutorial.asp

If I understand correctly, the reason for DIB and DDB is to deal with
video cards that use palettes less than 24 bit.

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