AM/FM halftoning: Digital halftoning through simultaneous modulation of dot size and dot density

Journal of Electronic Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-302

  He, Zhen ^a   Bouman, Charles A ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL HAFTONING; DOT DENSITY; DOT SIZE; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER;

ALGORITHMS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; PRINTERS (COMPUTER); PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 2342587420     PISSN: 10179909     EISSN: 1560229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1669555     Document Type: Article

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