摘要:
A method for representing a digital image in a plurality of image processing states using at least one reference digital image and at least one residual image comprising the steps of manipulating an input digital image using at least one digital image processing enhancement step to form at least one additional digital image in a different image processing state; designating at least one of the digital images to be a reference digital image in a reference image processing state; and determining at least one residual image representing differences between one of the reference digital images and one of the additional digital images, whereby the residual image(s) and the reference digital image(s) can be used to form digital image(s) in different image processing states.
摘要:
A method for representing a digital image having color values with an extended color gamut in a storage color space having a limited color gamut including providing a color adjustment function; adjusting the color values of the extended color gamut digital image to fit within the limited color gamut to form a limited color gamut digital image using the color adjustment function; representing the limited color gamut digital image in the storage color space; and associating information about the color adjustment function with the limited color gamut digital image in the storage color space such that the associated information and the limited color gamut digital image are adapted to produce a reconstructed extended color gamut digital image.
摘要:
A method for modifying a digital image having color values with an extended color gamut comprising the steps of representing the extended color gamut digital image with a limited color gamut digital image and one or more associated residual image(s) representing a difference between the extended color gamut digital image and the limited color gamut digital image; specifying one or more desired image modification(s) to be applied to the extended color gamut digital image; and modifying the limited color gamut digital image and the residual image(s) to form a modified limited color gamut digital image and one or more modified residual image(s) in response to the specified desired image modification(s).
摘要:
A method for representing a digital image having color values with an extended color gamut in a storage color space having a limited color gamut includes adjusting the color values of the extended color gamut digital image to fit within the limited color gamut to form a limited color gamut digital image; representing the limited color gamut digital image in the storage color space; determining a residual image representing a difference between the extended color gamut digital image and the limited color gamut digital image; and associating the residual image with the limited color gamut digital image in the storage color space such that the associated residual image and the limited color gamut digital image in the storage color space are adapted to be used to form a reconstructed extended color gamut digital image.
摘要:
A method for compressing a first bit digital input representative of first pixel data into a second bit digital output representative of second pixel data, the method comprises the steps of defining a logarithmic function for converting the first bit digital input into the second bit digital output; replacing a portion of the logarithmic function with a polynomial function; and compressing the first bit digital input into the second bit digital output by utilizing the logarithmic and polynomial function.
摘要:
Sensitometric information is stored with a consumable print medium having a predetermined sensitometry by compressing the sensitometric information as a set of spline coefficients for use with a printer adapted to decode the set of spline coefficients to construct a sensitometric curve. A set of spline coefficients is generated, spline coefficients are encoded, and the encoded spline coefficients are stored in a manner which is accessible to a printing device adapted to make use of the media sensitometry data for purposes of device calibration. The coefficient-generating step comprises fitting a spline curve to the sensitometry data. The spline curve may be monotonic cubic. The encoding step may include encoding a difference signal representing a difference between input values for a set of sequential spline knots. The encoding step may also include encoding a difference signal representing a difference between the output values of the sensitometry curve and output values of a reference sensitometry curve for each of a set of sequential spline knots. The difference signal may be encoded by quantizing the difference signal into a set of discrete bins.
摘要:
A method for transforming input color values of a digital image to produce suitable output color values for use by a particular device is disclosed. In this method a plurality of color transforms are stored, each such transform responds to input color values of a digital image and produces output color values which can be used by the particular device. In the method an intermediate transform which is user desirable for transforming the input color values is formed by interpolating between the plurality of transforms.
摘要:
This invention provides a method for transforming an input color space to an output color space where each of a plurality of specified colors and/or color regions are constrained to be transformed by any one of a plurality of explicitly specified color calibration or color enhancement strategies. The method involves a two step process: 1) constraints are applied to some subset of the points in the input color space explicitly specifying the transform into the output color space; 2) the reminder of the points are then transformed by a mapping strategy which preserves color continuity. The mapping strategy used in the preferred embodiment is based on a computer graphics geometric morphing technique. In the preferred embodiment, multi-dimensional look-up tables are used to implement the color transformation.