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What did James Clerk Maxwell's three-color-separation idea use?

Three black-and-white photos through red, green, and blue filters.

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Why: Maxwell's idea took three black-and-white photos through red, green, and blue filters to recreate color.

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Answer: Three black-and-white photos through red, green, and blue filters. Maxwell's idea took three black-and-white photos through red, green, and blue filters to recreate color.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    take three separate black-and-white photographs through red, green and blue filters
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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