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Subject: 
Substitute Colors for Dithered Colors?
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Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:43:04 GMT
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Hi,

I'm wondering how to treat dithered colors (LDRAW 0x0100 to 0x01ff, see
FAQ). Short of implementing a dithered texture--which would preserve that
old-timey look--I'm seeking a conversion function.

My first guess is that the perceptual equivalent of a dithered color is the
average of its RGB components. Good enough or not?

-Erik



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  Re: Substitute Colors for Dithered Colors?
 
Erik Olson wrote... (...) I use the average of the two colors' RGB. Try it out in L3Lab by toggling the "Dither or blend colord 256-511" button in the toolbar. Here is the code I use for color decoding: /* Return -1 on invalid LDraw color. rgb may (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jul-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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