HAM-8 display mode

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HAM-8 display mode is an advanced Amiga graphics mode that allows highly detailed, near-photographic images by greatly expanding the number of displayable colors through Hold-And-Modify techniques.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amiga graphics mode
Hold-And-Modify mode
abbreviationFor Hold-And-Modify 8
advantageOverHAM-6 larger color space
smoother gradients
alsoSupportedResolution 640×400 interlaced NTSC
640×512 interlaced PAL
bitUsage 2 control bits and 6 data bits
category computer graphics display mode
indexed color mode
colorDepth 8-bit per pixel logical data
colorSpace RGB
controlCodes modify blue
modify green
modify red
set base color
dataDependency each pixel may depend on previous pixel color
designedFor maximizing colors with limited memory bandwidth
era early 1990s
fullName Hold-And-Modify 8 display mode NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance enabled near-truecolor imagery on Amiga before widespread 24-bit modes
introducedOnHardware Amiga AGA chipset NERFINISHED
limitation artifacts when modifying neighboring pixels
color fringing on sharp edges
maxDisplayableColors 262144 colors
modifiesComponent blue component
green component
red component
notSupportedOn ECS chipset
OCS chipset
paletteBaseColors 64 colors
platform Amiga NERFINISHED
predecessor HAM-6 display mode NERFINISHED
primaryUse displaying near-photographic images
high-color still images
requires AGA-compatible Amiga model
requiresChipset AGA
technique Hold-And-Modify NERFINISHED
typicalContent digitized photographs
rendered scenes
typicalResolution 320×200 NTSC
320×256 PAL
usedIn Amiga demos
Amiga games title screens
Amiga graphics software
Amiga image viewers

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Advanced Graphics Architecture feature HAM-8 display mode