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[IDV #TZY-420796]: Color Tables

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  • Subject: [IDV #TZY-420796]: Color Tables
  • Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:35:11 -0600
> Full Name: Gregory Fishel
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: WRAL-TV
> Package Version: 5.0u1
> Operating System: MAC OS 10.9.4
> Hardware:
> Description of problem:
> 
> I've long wondered about this. When using the color table editor, I
> insert a few breakpoints and assign specific RGB values to them. Then I
> interpolate between these breakpoints. Upon doing this, the RGB values
> at one or both of the breakpoints change. The change is not drastic, but
> I'm wondering why it happens at all. For instance, I just went into the
> Color Table Editor, created a new color table, and got the default -100
> to 120 32 color palette. I changed the RGB values for the -100 pot to
> 0-255-0 and then added a breakpoint at 0, assigning values of 255-150-0
> to it. I then interpolated from -100 to 0, and the rgb values for the
> 0 breakpoint changed to 240-157-0. Just curious as to why.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
I think this is the way of calculation, it is difficult to have the exact 
number after applying the linear interpolation.


Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TZY-420796
Department: Support IDV
Priority: High
Status: Closed