palette programming manipulation books or docs

I'm new to game programming and I would like to read some material on
palette manipulation? Are some papers available on the web or maybe some
books? I'm a beginner so I need appropriate material to start with.

Thanks in advance!

jep

"Jim Potts" <jim.potts@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<Cddhb.26883$ev2.7036151@newssrv26.news.prodi gy.com>...
> I'm new to game programming and I would like to read some material on
> palette manipulation? Are some papers available on the web or maybe some
> books? I'm a beginner so I need appropriate material to start with.

Palettes are typically only used with 256-color games. You generally
don't see those anymore; most games use at least 16-bit color (65K
colors) these days, but many use even 24 or 32-bit color.

But if you really want to use a 256-color scheme, you can use
DirectDraw. I think this web site explains how to set it up:

http://www.GameTutorials.com

Also check out these sites for game programming info:

http://www.flipcode.com
http://www.GameDev.net
http://www.Gamasutra.com

Good luck! :^)