#!/usr/bin/env python """Helper functions to make color manipulations easier.""" from __future__ import division import math def remap(x, oldmin, oldmax, newmin, newmax): """Remap the float x from the range oldmin-oldmax to the range newmin-newmax Does not clamp values that exceed min or max. For example, to make a sine wave that goes between 0 and 256: remap(math.sin(time.time()), -1, 1, 0, 256) """ zero_to_one = (x-oldmin) / (oldmax-oldmin) return zero_to_one*(newmax-newmin) + newmin def clamp(x, minn, maxx): """Restrict the float x to the range minn-maxx.""" return max(minn, min(maxx, x)) def cos(x, offset=0, period=1, minn=0, maxx=1): """A cosine curve scaled to fit in a 0-1 range and 0-1 domain by default. offset: how much to slide the curve across the domain (should be 0-1) period: the length of one wave minn, maxx: the output range """ value = math.cos((x/period - offset) * math.pi * 2) / 2 + 0.5 return value*(maxx-minn) + minn def contrast(color, center, mult): """Expand the color values by a factor of mult around the pivot value of center. color: an (r, g, b) tuple center: a float -- the fixed point mult: a float -- expand or contract the values around the center point """ r, g, b = color r = (r - center) * mult + center g = (g - center) * mult + center b = (b - center) * mult + center return (r, g, b) def clip_black_by_luminance(color, threshold): """If the color's luminance is less than threshold, replace it with black. color: an (r, g, b) tuple threshold: a float """ r, g, b = color if r+g+b < threshold*3: return (0, 0, 0) return (r, g, b) def clip_black_by_channels(color, threshold): """Replace any individual r, g, or b value less than threshold with 0. color: an (r, g, b) tuple threshold: a float """ r, g, b = color if r < threshold: r = 0 if g < threshold: g = 0 if b < threshold: b = 0 return (r, g, b) def mod_dist(a, b, n): """Return the distance between floats a and b, modulo n. The result is always non-negative. For example, thinking of a clock: mod_dist(11, 1, 12) == 2 because you can "wrap around". """ return min((a-b) % n, (b-a) % n) def gamma(color, gamma): """Apply a gamma curve to the color. The color values should be in the range 0-1.""" r, g, b = color return (max(r, 0) ** gamma, max(g, 0) ** gamma, max(b, 0) ** gamma)