Re: Metamerism vs Color Constancy - No! Again? [Was: To UV or not]
Re: Metamerism vs Color Constancy - No! Again? [Was: To UV or not]
- Subject: Re: Metamerism vs Color Constancy - No! Again? [Was: To UV or not]
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 19:33:15 -0700
In a message dated 9/23/06 7:35 AM, Roger Breton wrote:
>> Notice the expression "metamerism failure": metamerism is a *positive*
>> quality, something we would rather have than not in most situations. It's
>> what allows us to see two colors as identical under certain illuminants,
>> though their spectral compositions may differ substantially.
>
> Let's keep in perspective that metamerism is mostly a product of industrial
> revolution, which arise out of mass use of synthetic dyes and pigments. In
> nature, there are very few known metamers, according to the scientific
> litterature.
Goes to show how smart we humans can be after all, when we apply our minds
to peaceful ends... ;-)
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Marco Ugolini
Mill Valley, CA
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