Zeus Tech Note
Resolving Director Palettes Conflicts

Q. When I open an external application the palette conflicts with Director's custom palette. What do I do?

A. The standard Macintosh and Windows System palettes have a range of colors, and are designed for "generic" use. Numerous applications use a custom palette to optimize their artwork's appearance in 8-bit (256 color) mode. If your Director projector and the external application use different palettes, which is common, you have several options:

• Use the same palette, such as the Macintosh or Windows System palette, for both applications. This is easiest, but may not provide adequate results, or may not be possible if you cannot modify the external application.
  
  
• Use deBabelizer to create an optimal 8-bit palette that will work well with both applications.
  
  
• Use zLaunch which may help eliminate the palette conflict by allowing you to quit your Projector before starting your external application.
  
  
• As a last resort, you may work in a higher color depth such as 16-bit (thousands of colors) where you do not need to worry about palettes at all.

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