Mike Raiford schrieb:
> That would be neat to have... But, how to implement? How would you 
> convert from an rgb-specified color to a spectrally specified color?

Oh, I guess that shouldn't be too difficult: Just multiply each color 
component with the spectral output of some standard phosphor for that 
color - et voila. It would boil down to an 3xN matrix multiplication.

Generating the output image should be just as easy: Using an Nx3 matrix 
based on the CIE tristimulus curves would give the color in XYZ color 
space. From there it's just another 3x3 matrix multiplication to csRGB. 
Consequently, there must also exist some Nx3 matrix to take us directly 
to sRGB.)

Of course, to make any /real/ use of this feature, there would neet to 
be an additional color syntax to have more control over a color's spectrum.


> fluorescence would be quite fun to have. Impractical, but fun to play with.
> 
> At least with spectral colors and lights you could simulate metameric 
> failure.

Whatever that may be...

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