| DirectX SDK |
The following table shows the pixel formats for off-screen plain surfaces supported by the DirectX 5.0 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.