Wanted: channel remapping with implicit colorspace conversion

[Matthew Woehlke]

Cyrille Berger wrote:
> On Wednesday 17 September 2008, Matthew Woehlke wrote:
>>> Yup. If you can make a curve that simulate a multiplication ;)
>> Um...? If I apply the brightness filter "2x + 0" (that performs a linear
>> mapping 0->0, 128->255), isn't that simply a straight-line curve filter
>> with those endpoints?
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>> A curve is merely an arbitrary function represented as a traditional
>> graph (and usually specified as an interpolated curve). Therefore, any
>> filter whose output is exactly one pixel for exactly one input pixel,
>> with no other (non-constant) inputs, can be represented as a curve. It
>> may have an inordinate number of points, but...
> 
> Yes but most curve widget don't allow to all kind of curves (unless you add a 
> lot of control points). For instance, I have never been able to make a 
> correct gamma correction with a curve widget. But yes indeed multiplication 
> is easily done since usually with only two points you get a line.

Indeed :-). Fortunately this shouldn't be needed for the things an 
'import rawstudio adjustments' tool would need.

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