Physics and psychophysics of color reproduction

Edward J. Giorgianni

doi:10.1117/12.46325

1 August 1991 Physics and psychophysics of color reproduction

Edward J. Giorgianni

Proceedings Volume 1458, Printing Technologies for Images, Gray Scale, and Color; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46325
Event: Electronic Imaging '91, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The successful design of a color-imaging system requires knowledge of the factors used to produce and control color. This knowledge can be derived, in part, from measurements of the physical properties of the imaging system. Color itself, however, is a perceptual response and cannot be directly measured. Though the visual process begins with physics, as radiant energy reaching the eyes, it is in the mind of the observer that the stimuli produced from this radiant energy are interpreted and organized to form meaningful perceptions, including the perception of color. A comprehensive understanding of color reproduction, therefore, requires not only a knowledge of the physical properties of color-imaging systems but also an understanding of the physics, psychophysics, and psychology of the human observer. The human visual process is quite complex; in many ways the physical properties of color-imaging systems are easier to understand.

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Edward J. Giorgianni "Physics and psychophysics of color reproduction", Proc. SPIE 1458, Printing Technologies for Images, Gray Scale, and Color, (1 August 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46325

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