Stochastic Screen Halftoning for Electronic Imaging Devices

Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 423-440

  Yu, Qing ^a   Parker, Kevin J ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER VISION; ELECTRON DEVICES; IMAGE QUALITY;

ELECTRONIC IMAGING DEVICES; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEM; STOCHASTIC SCREEN HALFTONING;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031379943     PISSN: 10473203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jvci.1997.0363     Document Type: Article

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