• _NetNomad@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    wild how far technology has marched on and yet we’re still essentially using the same basic idea behind technicolor. but hey, if it works!

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      17 hours ago

      Even the human eye basically follows the same principle. We have 3 types of cones, each sensitive to different portions of wavelength, and our visual cortex combines each cone cell’s single-dimensional inputs representing the intensity of light hitting that cell in its sensitivity range, from both eyes, plus the information from the color-blind rods, into a seamless single image.