Color imaging
Subtitle: fundamentals and applications
By: Erik Reinhard, Erum Arif Khan, Ahmet Oguz Akyüz, Garrett Johnson
Publisher: A. K. Peters
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Wellesley, Mass.
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781568813448
Subjects: Computer vision; Image processing; Color display systems; Color separation
Description: This book provides the reader with an understanding of what color is, where color comes from, and how color can be used correctly in many different applications. The authors first treat the physics of light and its interaction with matter at the atomic level, so that the origins of color can be appreciated. The intimate relationship between energy levels, orbital states, and electromagnetic waves helps to explain why diamonds shimmer, rubies are red, and the feathers of the Blue Jay are blue. Then, color theory is explained from its origin to the current state of the art, including image capture and display as well as the practical use of color in disciplines such as computer graphics, computer vision, photography, and film.