Re: Z-Buffer greater than 24 bits?

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Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++bitch.reading.sgi.com)
Wed, 31 Jul 1996 22:28:16 +0100

On Jul 31, 1:27pm, Scott A. Friedman wrote:
> Subject: Z-Buffer greater than 24 bits?
> Hi!
>
> We were wondering here if there is a way to set the Z-Buffer to 30bits
> on our iR using OpenGL and Motif.

No, although with multisampling you get a 'compressed' z-buffer which
gives better quality for the number of bit planes.

>-- End of excerpt from Scott A. Friedman

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