TVLCT Procedure

Loads the display color translation tables from the specified variables.

TVLCT, v₁, v₂, v₃ [, start]

v₁, v₂, v₃ Contain the three values to be used for the specified color system (HLS, HSV, or RGB, as detailed in the Discussion section below). May be either scalar or vector expressions.

start (optional) An integer value specifying the starting point in the color translation table into which the color intensities are loaded.

If start is not specified, a value of zero is used, causing the tables to be loaded starting at the first element of the translation tables.

Cmy Indicates that the parameters specify color using the CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow) color system.

Get If set to 1, returns the actual RGB values loaded into the device when either the Hls or Hsv keywords are present. (The Get keyword has no effect when loading RGB tables.)

For example, the statements:

TVLCT, H, S, V, /Hsv 
TVLCT, R, G, B, /Get

load a color table based on the HSV system, and store the equivalent RGB values into the H, S, and V vectors.

Hls Indicates that the parameters specify color using the HLS color system.

Hsv Indicates that the parameters specify color using the HSV color system.

Color tables may be based on the following color systems: RGB (red, green, blue; the default), CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow), HLS (hue, lightness, saturation), and HSV (hue, saturation, value).

The meaning and type for the v₁, v₂, and v₃ parameters are dependent upon the color system selected, as described below. If no color-system keywords are present, the RGB color system is used.

• CMY Parameters contain the cyan, magenta, and yellow values. All parameters are interpreted as integers in the range of 0 to 255 (255 being full intensity). May be scalars or may contain up to 256 elements.

• HLS Parameters contain the hue, lightness, and saturation values. All parameters are floating-point. Hue is expressed in degrees and is reduced modulo 360. v₂ and v₃ may range from 0 to 1.0.

• HSV Parameters contain the hue, saturation, and value (similar to intensity) values. All parameters are floating-point. Hue is expressed in degrees. The saturation and value may range from 0 to 1.0.

• RGB Parameters contain the red, green, and blue values. Values are interpreted as integers in the range of 0 to 255 (255 being full intensity). May be scalars or may contain up to 256 elements.

COLOR_EDIT, LOADCT, MODIFYCT, STRETCH, TEK_COLOR, WgCtTool

For more information, including a comparison of TVLCT and LOADCT, see Experimenting with Different Color Tables in Chapter 11 of the PV-WAVE User's Guide.