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Captain Disillusion · explainer · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Captain Disillusion's comedic, fast-paced explainer on how color works in cameras, displays and video. It covers the biology of color perception and what it means for screens.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Commenters recommend it as a dense but entertaining primer on color theory and color in video systems.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend this Captain Disillusion video about color if you want to learn more about color theory”

    Dense, fast-paced video on color theory worth rewatching.

    umvi, 2020-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Impossible Colors”

  2. “I went looking for an understanding of how color works in video systems, and ran across this gem from Captain Disillusion”

    Gem explaining how color works in video systems.

    myself248, 2021-11 · Strong recommendation · in “A toaster from 1949 is still smarter than any sold today”

  3. “does a great job of explaining both the biological mechanism and the consequences it has on displays”

    Explains the biological mechanism of color and its consequences for displays.

    Leszek, 2020-10 · Recommendation · in “What Color Is This? Part 2”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: color perception, video, displays, captain disillusion, visual effects

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