mbiederman

I am trying to generate every color that I can on through a mac 16,777,216. No problem with a series of counters and so on.

I wonder if anyone out there with more math chops than me could show me a formula for decoding a color from a single number. That is, if I sent in a number from 1 to 16,777,216, could each number generate a list where each value would be from 0-255?

I'm sure it can be done, but a pointer would be so helpful. My art training hasn't given me the math brain I sometimes need.

I am trying to generate every color that I can on through a mac 16,777,216.  No problem with a series of counters and so on. 

I wonder if anyone out there with more math chops than me could show me a formula for decoding a color from a single number.  That is, if I sent in a number from 1 to 16,777,216, could each number generate a list where each value would be from 0-255?  

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On Sep 16, 2008, at 12:51 AM, mbiederman wrote:

> I am trying to generate every color that I can on through a mac 

> 16,777,216. No problem with a series of counters and so on.

> I wonder if anyone out there with more math chops than me could show 

> me a formula for decoding a color from a single number. That is, if 

> I sent in a number from 1 to 16,777,216, could each number generate 

> a list where each value would be from 0-255?

> I'm sure it can be done, but a pointer would be so helpful. My art 

> training hasn't given me the math brain I sometimes need.

>
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to generate every color that I can on through a mac  
> 16,777,216.  No problem with a series of counters and so on.
>
> I wonder if anyone out there with more math chops than me could show  
> me a formula for decoding a color from a single number.  That is, if  
> I sent in a number from 1 to 16,777,216, could each number generate  
> a list where each value would be from 0-255?
>
> I'm sure it can be done, but a pointer would be so helpful. My art  
> training hasn't given me the math brain I sometimes need.
>
> thanks in advance
> matthew


nicely done. here's the same, with some add-ons. epileptics beware!

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