[alt.graphics.pixutils] Wavelength

sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (mr w.j. ho) (10/15/90)

Does anyone know to convert visible wavelength ( in nanometers ) into RGB components? Any information, papers, alogorithms , etc would be most helpful. Thank you!



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turk@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Matthew Turk) (10/15/90)

There's a good short article that covers this and the reverse
transition in the July '89 issue of IEEE CG&A, by Andrew Glassner.
The Wyszecki and Stiles "Color Science" book gives you everything
you need to know (i.e. the CIE matching functions).

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