POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : 4 color maps from Python's Matplotlib : Re: 4 color maps from Python's Matplotlib Server Time
16 May 2024 00:52:03 EDT (-0400)
  Re: 4 color maps from Python's Matplotlib  
From: Tor Olav Kristensen
Date: 6 Feb 2022 13:15:00
Message: <web.62000fb73e103344501ba4b089db30a9@news.povray.org>
"Dave Blandston" <IsN### [at] protonmailch> wrote:
> "Tor Olav Kristensen" <tor### [at] TOBEREMOVEDgmailcom> wrote:
> > I've now made a GitHub repository with color maps for POV-Ray v3.7 from the
> > Plasma, Inferno, Magma and Viridis color maps in Python's Matplotlib.
>
>
> Those are really useful gradients. I used the Inferno one in a recent project
> and learned a little about the way they were developed - it's fascinating. It
> took me a while to find the data so your post is an excellent idea!

Thank you Dave!

While experimenting with Python's matplotlib and some medical CT-scanned images,
I learned about the qualities of different color maps. Interesting stuff.

Now I hope that other POV-Ray people will find them useful.

--
Tor Olav
http://subcube.com
https://github.com/t-o-k


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