Hi Jack, Well, I think you will end up not getting a full range of color if you can't get all the components... Well see in the near future just what it is they do, and how well it works.
Austin > Just as a point in space can be defined in terms of coordinates > that aren't > orthogonal, I would think that a color can be defined in terms of > components > that aren't as orthogonal as RGB or CMY. I would guess that Faveon takes > what they get with the silicon, and then performs a transformation to get > the conventional components. > Jack J > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Austin Franklin > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:29 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [filmscanners] RE: Foveon patent details > > > > > > > > > they use the depth of > > > the 'wells' to create a filter based on the absorption > > > characteristics of doped silicon to the diff wavelengths. (phew!) > > > > Hi Mark, > > > > I understand that is what they show/claim...but one issue with > that is the > > filters typically used for scanners/enlargers/cameras are VERY > precise in > > their color, and how they can get silicon to do do this is left > > to question. > > > > Austin > message title or body ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
