Patent ID: 6545726
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A color conversion method for color-correcting or color- converting image data comprising the steps of:inputting a first color conversion parameter and a second color conversion parameter; receiving inputted image data representative of an image at a first color converting means and effecting a first color-conversion on the image data of the entire image by use of said first color-converting means; generating a key signal from the image data supplied to said first color-converting means; receiving the color-converted image data representative of the entire image from said first color-converting means and canceling said first color-conversion in an area of the image designated in accordance with said key signal and effecting a second color-conversion by use of a second color-converting means on the image data of said area; and supplying a first control signal to said first color-converting means such that said first color-converting means performs in accordance with said first color-conversion parameter and supplying a second control signal to said second color-converting means such that said second color-converting means performs in accordance with said second color-conversion parameter.