Thanks for the examples!! Right, 24 bits per pixel (bpp) is the same as 8 bits per channel (bpc). It's confusing since some apps don't specify when it's per-channel vs. per-pixel. * 8 bits can mean either 8 bits per channel (3 channels = 16.7 million colors, JPG for example), or 8 bits per pixel (1 channel = only 256…
What I did to fix the windows 8 problem, for the most part anyway, was install classic shell. It turns 8 into 7 ..or close enough. http://www.classicshell.net/