| DirectX SDK |
The following table shows the pixel formats for off-screen plain surfaces supported by the DirectX hardware emulation layer (HEL). The Masks column contains the red, green, blue, and alpha masks for each set of pixel format flags and bit depths.
| Pixel format flags | Bit depth | Masks |
|---|---|---|
| DDPF_RGB | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED1 |
1 | R: 0x00000000 G: 0x00000000 B: 0x00000000 A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED2 |
2 | R: 0x00000000 G: 0x00000000 B: 0x00000000 A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED4 |
4 | R: 0x00000000 G: 0x00000000 B: 0x00000000 A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | DDPF_PALETTEINDEXED8 |
8 | R: 0x00000000 G: 0x00000000 B: 0x00000000 A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | 16 | R: 0x0000F800 G: 0x000007E0 B: 0x0000001F A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | 16 | R: 0x00007C00 G: 0x000003E0 B: 0x0000001F A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | 24 | R: 0x00FF0000 G: 0x0000FF00 B: 0x000000FF A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | 24 | R: 0x000000FF G: 0x0000FF00 B: 0x00FF0000 A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | 32 | R: 0x00FF0000 G: 0x0000FF00 B: 0x000000FF A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | 32 | R: 0x000000FF G: 0x0000FF00 B: 0x00FF0000 A: 0x00000000 |
| DDPF_RGB | DDPF_ZPIXELS |
32 | R: 0x0000F800 G: 0x000007E0 B: 0x0000001F Z: 0xFFFF0000 |
| DDPF_RGB | DDPF_ZPIXELS |
32 | R: 0x00007C00 G: 0x000003E0 B: 0x0000001F Z: 0xFFFF0000 |
In addition to supporting a wide range of off-screen surface formats, the HEL also supports surfaces intended for use by Direct3D, or other 3-D renderers.