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UID: NF:amvideo.PALETTISED
title: PALETTISED macro (amvideo.h)
description: The PALETTISED macro checks whether a bitmap has a color depth of 8 bits or less.
old-location: dshow\palettised.htm
tech.root: DirectShow
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ms.date: 12/05/2018
ms.keywords: PALETTISED, PALETTISED macro [DirectShow], amvideo/PALETTISED, dshow.palettised
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- amvideo/PALETTISED
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- c++
req.header: amvideo.h
req.include-header: Streams.h
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- APIRef
- kbSyntax
api_type:
- HeaderDef
api_location:
- Amvideo.h
api_name:
- PALETTISED
targetos: Windows
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# PALETTISED macro


## -description


The <code>PALETTISED</code> macro checks whether a bitmap has a color depth of 8 bits or less. 


## -parameters




### -param pbmi

Pointer to a <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/previous-versions/windows/desktop/api/amvideo/ns-amvideo-videoinfoheader">VIDEOINFOHEADER</a> structure.


## -see-also




<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/DirectShow/containspalette">ContainsPalette</a>



<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/api/amvideo/nf-amvideo-palette_entries">PALETTE_ENTRIES</a>



<a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/desktop/DirectShow/video-and-image-functions">Video and Image Functions</a>
 

 

