Color Management within a Spectral Image Visualization Tool

Recent developments in spectral imaging are pointing toward a future where the demands on color management will require a richer infrastructure than that which is currently offered. ICC color management includes a stage where all colors are transformed to and from XYZ-based colorspaces. This colorimetric bottleneck is acceptable within a metameric or Maxwellian approach to color reproduction, but severely undermines the advantages of spectral imaging. Spectralizer, a spectral image visualization tool, has been implemented to provide a platform where spectral images may be easily displayed, manipulated, analyzed and processed. It has proven to be useful in investigating algorithms and prototype datastructures for performing the management of color within a spectral imaging environment. Spectral Profiling of an Imaging Device Source Devices The spectral parameters to image capture are reasonably few. Figure 1 shows a simple schematic. A light source, or a number of light sources, radiat...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: IMAGING
• Authors: Mitchell R. Rosen, Mark D. Fairchild, Garrett M. Johnson, David R. Wyble
• Keywords: IMAGING 2000, IMAGING 2001, Spectral Images, Spectral Imaging, Spectral Reflectance