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From: jon@amdahl.UUCP (Jonathan Leech)
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Subject: Re: Color Mapping Algorithms
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Date: Thu, 24-Jul-86 19:42:52 EDT
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In article <5405@sun.uucp>, cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis) writes:
> I am looking for pointers to algorithms (thats '(algorithm *)' for you
> C programmers) that can map n bit color images where n is the same 
> for each of the red, green, and blue components, to an n bit image
> where 2^n specifies the number of colors available, each of which
> is definable by an m bit color vector (r,g,b). In plain english
> how to map an RGB image into an image producable by a palette ram
> based display. Thanks,

    'Color Image Quantization for Frame Buffer Display'
    Paul Heckbert
    Computer Graphics, Vol 16, #3, July 1982 pg 297.

    -- Jon Leech (...seismo!amdahl!jon)
    UTS Products / Amdahl Corporation
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