[Coco] Anyone using CMP ?

Joel Ewy jcewy at swbell.net
Thu Dec 31 18:37:15 EST 2015


On 12/31/2015 02:50 PM, Nick Marentes wrote:
> Do many people who use an NTSC CoCo3 use a CMP monitor?
>
> I'm getting an awful image with innacurate colors in a program I'm 
> creating when I do. I normally use my PAL CoCo3 on an RGB monitor and 
> the picture is excellent but testing some software on my NTSC CoCo3 
> and using the conversion codes from RGB to CMP, the color accuracy is 
> shocking (I've adjusted the monitor tint).
>
> The CMP palette and RGB palettes are the same on a PAL CoCo3 but NTSC 
> is like looking at it when one is truly stoned!
>
> Is there an accurate RGB to CMP conversion chart anywhere?
>
> I'm seriously thinking or abandoning the NTSC CMP color support if 
> most people are using an RGB colorset .
>
> Nick
>
I do use composite video sometimes.  Mainly these days for 8-bit 
artifact colors.

JCE



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