This chapter provides an introduction to the workings of the bitmap in the following sections:

• Pixels
• Channels
• Color Spaces
• 24-bit RGB Images
• 1-bit Images
• 4-bit and 8-bit Images
• Grayscale Images
• Color Values Used During Display
• Device-Independent/Device-Dependent Bitmaps
• • Device-Independent Bitmaps (DIB)
  • Device-Dependent Bitmaps (DDBs)
  • Vector Images
• ImageGear Architecture Diagram