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If I start with an 8 bit BMP it works in color here. I emailed you an example.

I'll email you the BMP too.

I used your 24-bit bitmap, used FreeImage() to convert to an 8-bit one and then saved as a gif. I ended up with just grey colors in the image.

I didn't use FreeImage to convert it from a 24 to 8 bit BMP - I can get an 8 bit BMP out of the software that it comes from..

Ah, that explains it! FreeImage, when converting from 24 bits to 8-bits, seems to select a gray-scale palette.

By the way Karbon, with the help manual which comes with FreeImage, there is a table in the appendix which lists the supported bit depths for each image type etc.

In this instance, however, I'd consider gdi+ as it makes a much better job of converting a 24-bit bitmap to a gif.

srod's tiny code is fantastic, but is there a way to tweak it so it can save a GIF from an image in memory, rather than from a file? Because SaveImage() doesn't support #PB_ImagePlugin_GIF yet. Thanks.