The Effect of Dither on Luminance Quantization of Pictures

IEEE Transactions on Communication Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1971, Pages 879-888

  Lippel, Bernard ^a   Kurland, Marvin ^b  

^a US Army Communications and Electronics Command   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0004383321     PISSN: 00189332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCOM.1971.1090773     Document Type: Article

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