Abstract

This lecture overviews Color Theory that has many applications in digital image/video processing and analysis, multimedia sites and in digital TV. It covers the following topics in detail: Light wavelength, Human Visual System (rods, cones), color opponency HVS models. Color cameras, Bayer filters, multichannel/hyperspectral/infrared/ultraviolet images.Brightness/Chromaticity, RGB/XYZ/UCS/UVW/Lab color coordinate systems. Color TV, YIQ/YCbCr color coordinate systems, CMYK color image printing. Colour hue, saturation, luminance and HLS/HSV color coordinate systems.

Chromaticity diagram.

HLS color system.

Color-Theory-v3.0-summary-1

Understanding Questionnaire

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Tutorial Exercise
  1. Color Coordinate Transformation Tutorial Exercise
Programming Exercise
  1. Video Color Parameter Editing