Introduction to Color Imaging Science

A comprehensive guide to the scientific and engineering principles of colour imaging.

Hsien-Che Lee (Author)

9780521103138, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 March 2009

716 pages, 208 b/w illus. 16 tables 110 exercises
24.4 x 17 x 3.7 cm, 1.1 kg

Review of the hardback: 'The book is unique in its dual presentation of models and theories. Physics and mathematics are made clear, and the author states the assumptions of the models and their applicability and limitations. I know of no other book that compares with Color Imaging Science, and I strongly recommend it.' Optic and Photonics News

Colour imaging technology has become almost ubiquitous in modern life in the form of monitors, liquid crystal screens, colour printers, scanners, and digital cameras. This book is a comprehensive guide to the scientific and engineering principles of colour imaging. It covers the physics of light and colour, how the eye and physical devices capture colour images, how colour is measured and calibrated, and how images are processed. It stresses physical principles and includes a wealth of real-world examples. The book will be of value to scientists and engineers in the colour imaging industry and, with homework problems, can also be used as a text for graduate courses on colour imaging.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Light
3. Radiometry
4. Photometry
5. Light-matter interaction
6. Colorimetry
7. Light sources
8. Scene physics
9. Optical image formation
10. Lens aberrations and image irradiance
11. Eye optics
12. From retina to brain
13. Visual psychophysics
14. Color order systems
15. Color measurement
16. Device calibration
17. Tone reproduction
18. Color reproduction
19. Color image acquisition
20. Color image display
21. Image quality
22. Basic concepts in color image processing
A. Extended tables
B. Glossary
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Electrical engineering [THR]