Patent ID: 7054484

Claim:
A guided color correction system comprising the steps of: obtaining a source image, duplicating said source image to obtain a duplicate pair of preview images, recording said duplicate pair of preview images, applying a first pair of diametrically opposed complementary color parameter transformations to said duplicate pair of preview images to obtain a first pair of diametrically opposed complementary color preview images, selecting a preferred preview from said first pair of diametrically opposed complementary color preview images to obtain a first candidate color parameter preview, applying a second pair of diametrically opposed complementary color parameter transformations to said duplicate pair of preview images to obtain a second pair of diametrically opposed complementary color preview images, selecting a preferred preview from said second pair of diametrically opposed complementary color preview images to obtain a second candidate color parameter preview, applying a third pair of diametrically opposed complementary color parameter transformations to said duplicate pair of preview images to obtain a third pair of diametrically opposed complementary color preview images, selecting a preferred preview from said third pair of diametrically opposed complementary color preview images to obtain a third candidate color parameter preview, displaying a first pair of contrariwise preview images containing said first candidate color parameter preview and said third candidate color parameter preview, selecting a preferred preview from said first pair of contrariwise preview images where the selected preview becomes a finalist color parameter preview and the unselected preview becomes a first rejected candidate color parameter preview, displaying a second pair of contrariwise preview images containing said second candidate color parameter preview and said finalist color parameter preview, selecting a preferred preview from said second pair of contrariwise preview images where the selected preview becomes a first choice color parameter and the unselected preview becomes a second rejected candidate color parameter preview, displaying a third pair of contrariwise preview images containing said first rejected candidate color parameter preview and said second rejected candidate color parameter preview, selecting a preferred preview from said third pair of contrariwise preview images to obtain a second choice color parameter, determining an amount of said first choice color parameter and said second choice color parameter to obtain a color transformation, applying said color transformation to said source image to obtain a desired image.