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Luminance converter

Convert visible-light luminance in candela per projected area.

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1 cd/m² = 1 nit

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Using luminance measurements

Luminance describes directional brightness weighted for human vision. It differs from illuminance on a surface and cannot be converted to lux without geometry. Carry the same physical assumptions into subsequent physics calculations.

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