Palette
A color palette, or simply palette (also known as a "colormap" or "color index"), is a lookup table of color values. It most frequently used for simple image compression, but can also be used for other purposes. For example, GoldSrc reads from a palette to know what color to render legacy particle effects from
Quake.
Uses:
- Most stuff in
Quake and
Quake II
- Per-image compression in
GoldSrc
- Particle effects and WON console in
GoldSrc
Confirm: Do these use
palette.lmp
orpalette.bmp
?
DXT block compression (palette for each 4x4 block)
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shader inLeft 4 Dead 2
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