This page includes a number of QuickTime VR objects that I have rendered and constructed.
They illustrate various color spaces, color gamuts, and the famous MCSL logo. All of the
objects were originally rendered using NAG Iris Explorer on an SGI Onyx2 InfiniteReality2
system. Frames were saved and built into QuickTime VR objects using Apple QuickTime VR
Authoring Studio. You will need
QuickTime Player
to view and interact with these objects. These files are quite large since the images
were rendered at a relatively high spatial resolution and minimal compression was
appplied to preserve image quality.
Munsell Book of Color
A 3D rendering of samples from the Munsell
Book of Color. The range of colors rendered was limited to that available within a typical CRT
display.
(5.9 MB QuickTime VR)
Device Gamuts
A 3D rendering of two device gamuts represented in the CIELAB color space.
The wireframe model represents the gamut of a typical CRT computer monitor while the solid model
represents the gamut of a typical dye-diffusion thermal-transfer printer.
(5.9 MB QuickTime VR)
MCSL Logo
The Munsell Color Science Laboratory logo. This logo, which is normally
rendered in a single view as illustrated at the top of this page, was originally constructed as a 3D logo
with the intent that it would eventually be animated as technology developed. The logo is an idealized
representation of the Munsell space. The segments are shaped like prisms to reflect the importance of
the prism and three-dimensionality in color science. Each of the five segments represents one of the
five principal hues (red, yellow, green, blue, and purple) of the Munsell System. The relative heights
of the segments represent the Munsell Value at which the sample of maximum Munsell Chroma occurs for
each of the five principal hues (
e.g., high-chroma yellow is lighter than high-chroma purple)
(832 KB QuickTime VR)
CIELAB LCh
A 3D rendering of the L*, C*, h representation of the CIELAB color space.
The range of colors rendered was limited to that available within a typical CRT display.
(5.8 MB QuickTime VR)
OSA UCS
A 3D rendering of OSA UCS (Optical Society of America Uniform Colorr Scales)
L, j, and g dimensions. The range of colors rendered was limited to that available within a typical CRT
display.
(5.8 MB QuickTime VR)
