Spatial imaging in color and HDR: Prometheus unchained

John J. McCann

doi:10.1117/12.2008833

14 March 2013 Spatial imaging in color and HDR: prometheus unchained

John J. McCann

Proceedings Volume 8651, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII; 865107 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008833
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2013, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

The Human Vision and Electronic Imaging Conferences (HVEI) at the IS and T/SPIE Electronic Imaging meetings have brought together research in the fundamentals of both vision and digital technology. This conference has incorporated many color disciplines that have contributed to the theory and practice of today's imaging: color constancy, models of vision, digital output, high-dynamic-range imaging, and the understanding of perceptual mechanisms. Before digital imaging, silver halide color was a pixel-based mechanism. Color films are closely tied to colorimetry, the science of matching pixels in a black surround. The quanta catch of the sensitized silver salts determines the amount of colored dyes in the final print. The rapid expansion of digital imaging over the past 25 years has eliminated the limitations of using small local regions in forming images. Spatial interactions can now generate images more like vision. Since the 1950's, neurophysiology has shown that post-receptor neural processing is based on spatial interactions. These results reinforced the findings of 19^th century experimental psychology. This paper reviews the role of HVEI in color, emphasizing the interaction of research on vision and the new algorithms and processes made possible by electronic imaging.

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John J. McCann "Spatial imaging in color and HDR: prometheus unchained", Proc. SPIE 8651, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII, 865107 (14 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2008833

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