Emerald "Shades" (Seriously Pic Heavy)

[sandman]

So I was going to post some "exotic" colors at the initial Emerald thread but after seeing the results (unfortunately not that good), I've decided to make a new thread. I'm calling them shades because although the variation in (original) colors is great, all I got was bazillion shades of violet - no green, no orange/red (with a single exception). Is it because of my Emerald setup (RGBW - last one is dedicated to the AV switch)? How are we supposed to convert colors to Emerald RGB (considering the end result, something must be different)? Or is it just because the light goes through the blade?

I got the following lightsaber crystal colors from Wookieepedia, saved the article pictures in a folder, and finally extracted their RGB values in Photoshop. Some crystals had two shades so those have two variations.

Allya's Redemption (R 30 G 168 B 57)



Allya's Exile (R 143 G 27 B 27)



Ankarres Sapphire (R 14 G 40 B 124)



Barab Ingot (R 98 G 93 B 87) Supposed to be grey



Blackwing Crystal (R 33 G 39 B 39)



Blackwing Crystal v2 (R 67 G 83 B 83)



Bnar's Sacrifice (R 128 G 103 B 73)



Bnar's Sacrifice v2 (R 78 G 53 B 23)



Bondar (R 198 G 211 B 227)



Bondara's Folly (R 91 G 84 B 38)



Cunning of Tyranus (R 128 G 35 B 36) Supposed to be garnet



Damind (R 19 G 68 B 109)



Damind v2 (R 28 G 96 B 141)



Dawn of Dagobah (R 27 G 112 B 93)



Dawn of Dagobah v2 (R 13 G 73 B 61)



Dragite (R 40 G 13 B 32)



Durindfire (R 136 G 147 B 152)



Eralam (R 124 G 254 B 254)



Firkrann (R 174 G 208 B 255)



Heart of the Guardian (R 255 G 86 B 69)



Hurrikaine (R 152 G 86 B 195) Supposed to be bright orange/red



Kaibur (R 218 G 133 B 175)



Kasha (R 212 G 172 B 40) Supposed to be yellow



Katak (R 112 G 9 B 4)



Kenobi's Legacy (R 118 G 166 B 232)



Kenobi's Legacy v2 (R 118 G 214 B 150)



Krayt Dragon Pearl (R 71 G 185 B 175) Supposed to be green



Kun's Blood (R 45 G 33 B 33) Supposed to be brown



Lambent (R 243 G 176 B 108) Supposed to be orange



Lava Crystal (R 221 G 119 B 35) Supposed to be...lava



Lignan Crystal (R 102 G 103 B 98)



Lorrdian



Mantle of the Force (R 27 G 123 B 152)



Mantle of the Force v2 (R 110 G 211 B 241)



Nextor (R 127 G 144 B 160)



Opila (R 121 G 126 B 144)



Permafrost Crystal (R 34 G 186 B 199)



Phond (R 138 G 60 B 49)



Qixoni Crystal (R 219 G 77 B 75)



Qixoni Crystal v2 (R158 G 54 B 55)



Rubat (R 237 G 222 B 188)



Ruusan Crystal (R 202 G 201 B 199)



Sapith (R 147 G 155 B 149)



Sigil (R 191 G 181 B 189)



Solari Crystal (R 245 G 218 B 67)



Solari Crystal v2 (R242 G 174 B 75)



Ulric's Redemption (R 106 G 82 B 44)



Ulric's Redemption v2 (R 83 G 64 B 24)



Ultima Pearl (R 158 G 165 B 158)



Upari (R 126 G 208 B 221)



Velmorite Crystal (R 227 G 220 B 152)



Windu's Guile (R 173 G 69 B 156)

[Aurick]

Hey man good work! Point for your effort on this man really cool!!

[UnfairBanana]

Need some more greens up in here!

[Racona Nova]

How are we supposed to convert colors to Emerald RGB (considering the end result, something must be different)?

I'd try to enter the extracted RGB codes into the "Custom Colour" section of the "Pick Colour" option rather than using the sliders. AFAIK (and from what I read in the Launcher's Help files) the dies are not equal, which means that, for example, the red die produces a brighter colour than the green or blue when set to a specific value. So when setting a red-using colour, this would be far more reddish than it would look in any painting program.
Otherwise, when using the "Custom Colour" section, you can enter the RGB code and the Emerald Driver will set the appropiate slider settings - which will differ from the original RGB code. Try it with a simple colour like yellow. Set R255 G255 B0 W0 via the sliders and compare it to the slider settings when using the yellow from the "Custom Colour" section. You will see a different setting. That's the tricky thing about additive colour mixing via different LED types and "real" additive colour mixing.

[sandman]

I'd try to enter the extracted RGB codes into the "Custom Colour" section of the "Pick Colour" option rather than using the sliders. AFAIK (and from what I read in the Launcher's Help files) the dies are not equal, which means that, for example, the red die produces a brighter colour than the green or blue when set to a specific value. So when setting a red-using colour, this would be far more reddish than it would look in any painting program.
Otherwise, when using the "Custom Colour" section, you can enter the RGB code and the Emerald Driver will set the appropiate slider settings - which will differ from the original RGB code. Try it with a simple colour like yellow. Set R255 G255 B0 W0 via the sliders and compare it to the slider settings when using the yellow from the "Custom Colour" section. You will see a different setting. That's the tricky thing about additive colour mixing via different LED types and "real" additive colour mixing.

Awesome tips, Racona. I'll try your method with a small batch of colors first, if they turn out OK (I have a feeling that this will be the case), I'll redo the whole thing.

[Racona Nova]

Really looking forward to the results...I hope I was right ^^

[Zren Tobas]

Nice. I really like that Mantle Of The Force blue color. But I'm a sucker for blue anyway. If I ever get an Emerald saber that'll probably be my main color. I'd probably have to get either RGBA or RGBW though huh?

[Aurick]

... Yeah one of the two... 

[Darth Obvious]

I'd try to enter the extracted RGB codes into the "Custom Colour" section of the "Pick Colour" option rather than using the sliders. AFAIK (and from what I read in the Launcher's Help files) the dies are not equal, which means that, for example, the red die produces a brighter colour than the green or blue when set to a specific value. So when setting a red-using colour, this would be far more reddish than it would look in any painting program.
Otherwise, when using the "Custom Colour" section, you can enter the RGB code and the Emerald Driver will set the appropiate slider settings - which will differ from the original RGB code. Try it with a simple colour like yellow. Set R255 G255 B0 W0 via the sliders and compare it to the slider settings when using the yellow from the "Custom Colour" section. You will see a different setting. That's the tricky thing about additive colour mixing via different LED types and "real" additive colour mixing.

Very helpful. I can't wait to try this thing out.

[kav2001c]

Very helpful

[Noctis]

Super helpful!   All of the blues look awesome.  Like others have mentioned, blue (or any variant there of) is a favorite of mine. 

[Zren Tobas]

Just an idea. Can I see an Anakin Redeemed blue? Like maybe in between of Arctic and Guardian Blue? Just an idea I had