Latest Color Stories

Optical media changes with age, but neural mechanisms keep color perception constant Cone receptors in the human eye lose their color sensitivity with age, but our subjective experience of color remains largely unchanged over the years. This ability to compensate for age-related changes in color perception rests in higher levels of the visual system, according to research published May 8 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Sophie Wuerger from the University of Liverpool, UK. The...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study, led by Dartmouth College, suggests that primates developed highly accurate, three-color vision that allowed them to shift to daytime living after eons of wandering in the dark. The findings, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, challenge the prevailing theory that trichromatic color vision, a hallmark event in primate evolution, evolved only after primates became diurnal....

Editors can now create extreme color grade looks in their next film project. With ProExtreme's collection of 100 intense color presets, users can create endless bold and aggressive looks in Final Cut Pro X. Aliso Viejo, California (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 Final Cut Pro X plugin and post-production effects makers, Pixel Film Studios, announced the release of ProExtreme, a package of intense and aggressive color grade plugins for Apple Final Cut Pro X. "ProExtreme is a great Final...

RAMSEY, N.J., March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the launch of its newest light and display measurement instrument; the CA-2500 2D Color Analyzer. The CA-2500 is the successor model of the CA-2000. The CA-2500 has an expanded low-luminance measurement range of 0.05 cd/m². The service life measurement cycles have been increased to approximately five...

With Chatwing’s newest color schemes, online marketing can now become easier. Registered users can also discover more designs in the Chatwing chatbox dashboard. Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 In the world of online marketing, colors and appearances have long ways to go. This fact is based on the efforts of people to beautify their blogs and websites in order to have a shot at the ladder of popularity. Recently, Chatwing.com and its development team introduced new color schemes to...

Ultraviolet vision evolved at least eight times in birds from a common violet sensitive ancestor finds a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. All of these are due to single nucleotide changes in the DNA. Modern daytime birds either have violet sensitive or ultraviolet sensitive vision. Being ultraviolet sensitive alters visual cues used to select a mate, avoiding predators, and in finding food. Researchers from Uppsala University and the Swedish...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Peacock feathers have a beautiful iridescence about them – a sheen that shifts colors depending on your perspective. Nature created this color shifting with relative ease, it seems, but it has been a nuisance for engineers trying to reproduce this unique color mechanism to make high-resolution, reflective color display screens. A new study from the University of Michigan reveals researchers have found a way to lock in so-called...

Filmmakers can now achieve that popular washed out film look with PROMONO™ from Pixel Film Studios™. This collection of 100 monochromatic and washed out looks can help users create the stylistic theme and tone of their film. Aliso Viejo, California (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 California-based Film Studio and Final Cut Pro X plugin developers, Pixel Film Studios, announced the availability of ProMono, professional washed and monochromatic film looks for Apple Final Cut Pro X....

Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences A team of materials scientists at Harvard University and the University of Exeter, UK, have invented a new fiber that changes color when stretched. Inspired by nature, the researchers identified and replicated the unique structural elements that create the bright iridescent blue color of a tropical plant’s fruit. The multilayered fiber, described today in the journal Advanced Materials, could lend itself to the creation of smart...

Zhongtian Lighting, a Chinese leading LED manufacturer introduces an energy efficient lamp for large area lighting – 30W LED high bay which provides high brightness and superior light quality. (PRWEB) January 01, 2013 Zhongtian Lighting, a Chinese leading LED manufacturer introduces an energy efficient lamp for large area lighting – 30W LED high bay which provides high brightness and superior light quality. The Bridgelux LEDs are durable and boast a long rated life of more than 50,000...