Color theory and color imaging systems: Past, present and future

Journal of Imaging Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-78

  McCann, John J ^a,b  

^a IS and T ^*  (United States)

^b IS and T   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR VISION; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGE QUALITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COLOR THEORY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY;

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 0031655581     PISSN: 10623701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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