Hi,
I'd like to generate a colormap index based on an array of levels & using an
existing colormap (Spectral).
However, Id like the cmap index to start at the 0.3 value of the Spectral
scale (orange/yellow area) instead of starting at the '0' scale value (red
area), and then continue until the 0.8 value area (green)...in essence, Id
like to do a 'slice' of a given colormap, using BoundaryNorm or some other
function, and using my levels array in order to break up the colormap.
What would be the best way to get this done?
Can it be easily done using existing functions, or would I need to create my
own colormap?
Hi,
I'd like to generate a colormap index based on an array of levels & using an
existing colormap (Spectral).
However, Id like the cmap index to start at the 0.3 value of the Spectral
scale (orange/yellow area) instead of starting at the '0' scale value (red
area), and then continue until the 0.8 value area (green)...in essence, Id
like to do a 'slice' of a given colormap, using BoundaryNorm or some other
function, and using my levels array in order to break up the colormap.
What would be the best way to get this done?
Can it be easily done using existing functions, or would I need to create my
own colormap?
One way is to extract the colors you want from spectral, and use them with a boundary norm. Suppose you want 10 colors because you have 11 boundaries, and suppose they are in the range from 20 to 30:
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
import matplotlib.cm as cm
z = 20 + np.random.rand(10,20)*10
plt.imshow(z, cmap=cmap, norm=norm)
plt.colorbar()
plt.show()
So yes, you are creating your own colormap, but it is easy.
Eric
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Please help,
Thanks,
P.Romero
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It occurred to me after posting that imshow by default gives a misleading picture of the effect of the cmap and boundary norm. To get a clear picture, add the "interpolation='nearest'" kwarg to the imshow call.
Eric
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import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
import matplotlib.cm as cm
I have a separate question about colormaps...
I'd also like to try creating my own custom colormap by modifying an
existing cmap, inserting/removing colors by changing the values in the rgb
dictionary...
How do I retrieve the actual rgb dictionary associated with, say, cm.jet?
Thanks,
P.Romero
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Firing [mailto:efiring@…202…]
Sent: 2009-08-14 12:49 PM
To: P.R.
Cc: matplotlib-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Matplotlib-users] mpl.colors.BoundaryNorm question
Eric Firing wrote:
It occurred to me after posting that imshow by default gives a
misleading picture of the effect of the cmap and boundary norm. To get
a clear picture, add the "interpolation='nearest'" kwarg to the imshow call.
Eric
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
import matplotlib.cm as cm