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From: andreess@mrlaxs.mrl.uiuc.edu (Marc Andreessen)
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Subject: Re: Need reference for RGB to greyscale formula
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Date: 15 May 91 05:24:11 GMT
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In article <9105150458.AA05702@enuxha.eas.asu.edu> hollasch@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Steve Hollasch) writes:
>    I'm looking for a reference to cite in my thesis that gives the
>"Greyscale = 0.299 Red + 0.587 Green + 0.114 Blue" formula.  [...]

_Illumination and Color in Computer Generated Imagery_, Roy Hall, 1989,
Springer-Verlag, New York, p. 153.

Marc

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