R&D
Expand palette API
The HDF5 Image and Palette API supports simple 8-bit color lookup tables. There has been a good deal of interest in adding more sophisticated palette support. For example, HDF5 could support the notion of a range index table, as described in the "HDF5 Image and Palette Specification." A range index table defines an ascending ordered list of ranges that map dataset values to the palette. Other types of palettes may also be useful.