ImageGear Professional v18.2 > User Guide > Appendices/General Reference > Understanding Bitmap Images > Pixels |
The Pixel (or Picture Element) is the basic building block of all images displayed by ImageGear. On a display screen, each pixel is a dot. In memory, the pixel is stored as a sequence of 1, 4, 8, or 24 bits that determine what color the pixel is to be displayed as.
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