PICS 2003: Image Processing, Image Quality, Image Capture Systems Conference, including MCS/05 Fifth International Symposium on Multispectral Color Science

Rochester, NY
May 13, 2003 , Volume 6 
ISBN / ISSN: 0-89208-245-3
576 pages

© 2003; The Society for Imaging Science and Technology

The following papers are included in this publication.

Plenary Session

Mark Fairchild, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)

• Imaging and Scholarly Communication
  Don Waters; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Museum & Archive, New York, New York (USA) pages 1-1.
• From Megapixels to Memories: The Challenges of Consumer Digital Photography
  Ken Parulski; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 2-2.
• Image Algorithms and Systems Research
  Ian Gatley; Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA)pages 3-3.

Vision and Psychophysics

Peter Engeldrum, Imcotek, Inc. (USA)

• Color Correction Judgements of Digital Images by Experts and Naive Observers
  Clotilde Boust*, Hélène Chahine*, Francoise Viénot**, Hans Brettel***, Mohamed Ben Chouikha****, Georges Alquié****; *Océ Print Logic Technologies, Créteil (France), **Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France), ***Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications-CNRS, Paris (France), **** Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France) pages 4-9.
• Eye Tracking Observers During Rank Order, Paired Comparison, and Graphical Rating Tasks
  Jason S. Babcock*, Jeff B. Pelz*, Mark D. Fairchild**; *Visual Perception Laboratory, **Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York(USA) pages 10-15.
• Effect of Color Saturation and Hue on Image Quality
  Peter G.J. Barten; Barten Consultancy, Knegsel (The Netherlands) pages 16-21.
• Image Quality as a Problem of Computational Vision
  Elena A. Fedorovskaya; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 22-28.
• Automatic JPEG Compression Using a Color Visual Model
  Xiao-fan Feng, Scott M. Daly; Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, Washington (USA) pages 29-32.
• The Perception of Depth in Photographic Images
  Cathleen Daniels Cerosaletti, Michael E. Miller, Richard A. Drexel; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 33-37.
• Estimating the Visibility of 2D Noise and Banding-Like Artifacts, Using a Human Vision Model
  Jian Yang, Sharon Field; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 38-43.
• Prediction of Print Defect Perception
  Kevin D. Donohue*, M. Vijay Venkatesh*, Chengwu Cui**; *University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA), **Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky (USA) pages 44-49.

Digital Image Capture

Kazuhiko Takemura, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Peter Burns, Eastman Kodak Co. (USA)

• Methods to Reduce the Amplification of Random Noise in the Color Processing of Imager Data
  Brent McCleary; Pictos Technologies, Newport Beach, California (USA) pages 50-57.
• A 35mm 13.89 Million Pixel CMOS Active Pixel Image Sensor
  G. Meynants*, B. Dierickx*, A. Alaerts*, D. Uwaerts*, S. Cos*, S. Noble**; *FillFactory, Mechelen (Belgium), **Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 58-61.
• Image Sensor Characterization in a Photographic Context
  Sean C. Kelly, Gloria G. Putnam, Richard B. Wheeler, Shen Wang, William Davis, Ed Nelson, Doug Carpenter; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 62-66.
• Real Time Wavefront Coded Microscopy
  Greg Johnson, Ash Macon, Vlad Chumachenko, Carol Cogswell; CDM Optics, Inc., Boulder, Colorado (USA) pages 67-71.
• A New Conceptual Digital Still Camera
  Kazuhiko Takemura, Manabu Hyodo, Kazuya Oda, Toru Nishimura; Electronic Imaging Products Div., Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd., Asaka, Saitama (Japan) pages 72-76.
• Debunking of Specsmanship: Progress on ISO/TC42 Standards for Digital Capture Imaging Performance
  Don Williams; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 77-81.

Image Quality Standards

Eric Zeise, NexPress Solutions, LLC (USA)

• Digitization and Metric Conversion for Image Quality Test Targets
  William Kress; Toshiba America Business Solutions, Irvine, California (USA)pages 82-87.
• Standardization of Perceptual Based Gloss and Gloss Uniformity for Printing Systems (INCITS W1.1)
  Yee S. Ng*, Chung-Hui Kuo*, Jeffrey Wang*, Eric Zeise*, Dale Mashtare**, John Kessler***, Eric Maggard****, Prashant Mehta*****; *NexPress Solutions L.L.C. (USA), ** Xerox Corp. (USA), *** Paxar Corp. (USA)),****Hewlett Packard Co. (USA), *****ImageXpert Inc. (USA pages 88-93.
• W1.1 Subgroup on MicroUniformity Update
  Robert E. Zeman*, Paul Kane*, William Kress **, Rene Rasmussen***, Eric Zeise****, George Chiu*****; *Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA), **Toshiba America, Irvine, California (USA), ***Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA), ****NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA), *****Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (USA) pages 94-95.
• INCITS W1.1 Standardization for Evaluation of Perceptual Macro-Uniformity for Printing Systems
  D. Rene Rasmussen*, William C. Kress**, Marguerite Doyle***, Yee Ng****, David Wolin*****, Steven Korol*; *Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York and Williamsville, Oregon (USA), **Toshiba, Irvine, California (USA), ***Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky (USA), ****NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA), *****ImageXpert, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire (USA) pages 96-101.
• INCITS W1.1 Standards for Perceptual Evaluation of Text and Line Quality
  Edul N. Dalal*, Allan Haley**, Mark Robb***, Dale Mashtare*, John Briggs****, Paul L. Jeran*****, Ted Bouk******, John Deubert*******; *Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA), **Agfa Monotype, Wilmington, Massachusetts (USA), ***Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky (USA), ****Quality Engineering Associates, Burlington, Massachusetts (USA), *****Hewlett Packard Corporation, Boise, Idaho (USA), ******Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York (USA), Acumen Training Dana Point, California (USA) pages 102-103.
• Update on the INCITS W1.1 Standard for Evaluating the Color Rendition of Printing Systems
  Robert Cookingham*, Susan Farnand*, Karin Töpfer*, Edul Dala**, William Kress***, Oscar Martinez****, Eric Zeise*****; * Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA), ** Xerox Corporation, Rochester, New York (USA), ***Toshiba America Business Solutions, Irvine, California (USA), ****Hewlett-Packard Company, Barcelona, (Spain), *****NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 104-107.

Imaging Performance Measurement and Analysis I

Ralph Jacobson, University of Westminister (UK)

• Statistical Summaries of iCAM Image-Difference Maps
  Scot R. Fernandez, Garrett M. Johnson, Mark D. Fairchild; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 108-113.
• A Groundtruth Database for Testing Objective Metrics for Image Difference
  Elaine Jin, Sharon Field; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 114-119.
• Perceptibility and Acceptability of Gamma Differences of Displayed sRGB Images
  Efthimia Bilissi, Ralph E. Jacobson, Geoffrey G. Attridge; Imaging Technology Research Group, University of Westminster, Harrow, Middlesex (UK) pages 120-125.
• Polaroid Image Quality Methodology
  Julian G. Bullitt, Bror O. Hultgren; Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) pages 126-128.
• Paper Substrate Spread Function and the MTF of Photographic Paper
  Peter G. Engeldrum; Imcotek, Winchester, Massachusetts (USA) pages 129-134.
• Scanning Parameter Selection for Inkjet Print Analysis
  Jennifer C. Stanek, Peter D. Burns; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 135-139.
• Polaroid Scanner-Based Image Quality Measuring System
  Dirk W. Hertel, Jason G. Brogan; Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) pages 140-146.

Imaging Performance Measurement and Analysis II

Mark Fairchild, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)

• The Number of Effective Pixels for Digital Still Cameras and Its Picture Quality
  Masaya Tamaru, Masahiko Sugimoto, Koji Ichikawa, Kazuhiko Takemura; Electronic Imaging Products Div., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Asaka, Saitama (Japan) pages 147-150.
• Image Quality and Modeled Pixel Placement Errors Caused by Paper Feed Roll Tolerances
  Steven J. Bloomberg; CISTech, Mendon, New York (USA) pages 151-154.
• Comparison of the First Order Wiener Kernel Transform of JPEG Compression with ISO 12233 SFR Measurements
  Robin B. Jenkin, Mark A. Richardson, Ian C. Luckraft; Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham (UK) pages 155-160.

Engineering of Multispectral Systems I

Francisco Imai, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)

• Crisatel High Resolution Multispectral System
  Pascal Cotte , Marcel Dupouy; Lumiere Technology, Paris (France) pages 161-165.
• Spectral Image Acquisition with Rewritable Color Filters
  Markku Hauta-Kasari*, Kanae Miyazawa*, Satoru Toyooka**, Jussi Parkkinen*, Timo Jaaskelainen*; *Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, Joensuu (Finland), **Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama (Japan) pages 166-170.
• Six-Band HDTV Camera System for Color Reproduction Based on Spectral Information
  Kenro Ohsawa*, Hiroyuki Fukuda*, Takeyuki Ajito**,Yasuhiro Komiya**, Hideaki Haneishi***, Masahiro Yamamasaguchi****, Nagaaki Ohyama****; *Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Tokyo (Japan), **Olympus Optical Co., Tokyo (Japan), *** Chiba University, Chiba (Japan), ****Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo (Japan) pages 171-176.
• Filter Selection for Multispectral Color Image Acquisition
  Jon Y. Hardeberg; Gjøvik University College, Gjøvik (Norway) pages 177-182.

Engineering of Multispectral Systems II

Yoichi Miyake, Chiba University (Japan)

• Multispectral Image Capturing System Based on a Micro Mirror Device with a Diffraction Grating
  M. Flaspöhler, S. Buschnakowski, M. Kuhn, C. Kaufmann, J. Frühauf, T. Gessner, G. Ebest, A. Hübler; Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz (Germany) pages 183-187.
• Efficient Gonio-Spectral Imaging for Diffuse Objects Based on Optical Reflectance Properties
  Yoshinori Akao*,***, Norimichi Tsumura*, Yoichi Miyake*, Patrick G. Herzog**,****, Bernhard Hill**; *Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, Chiba (Japan), **Technical Electronics Institute, Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, (Germany), ***National Research Institute of Police Science, Kashiwa, Chiba (Japan), ****Color A1Xpert GmbH, Aachen (Germany) pages 188-193.
• Modelling and Application of Contrast Enhancement of Visually Indistinct Colours Using Simple Single Band Image Capture Techniques
  Ralph E. Jacobson*, Rob B. Jenkin**; *University of Westminster, Imaging Technology Research Group, Harrow, Middlesex (UK), **Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Swindon (UK) pages 194-198.
• A Psychophysical Experiment Evaluating the Color Accuracy of Several Multispectral Image Capture Techniques
  Ellen A. Day, Roy S. Berns, Lawrence A. Taplin, Francisco H. Imai; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 199-204.

Evaluation of Multispectral Systems

Norimichi Tsumura, Chiba University (Japan)

• Color Differences in a Spectral Space
  Joni Orava*, Timo Jaaskelainen*, Jussi Parkkinen**; *Department of Physics, University of Joensuu (Finland), **Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu (Finland) pages 205-209.
• Image Quality for Visible Spectral Imaging
  Qun Sun, Mark D. Fairchild; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 210-214.
• Color and Multispectral Imaging with the CRISATEL Multispectral System
  Alejandro Ribés*, Hans Brettel*, Francis Schmitt*, Haida Liang**, John Cupitt**, David Saunders**; *Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris (France), **The National Gallery, London (UK)pages 215-219.

Processing and Output of Mutlispectral Images

Francis Schmitt, ENST (France) and Jussi Parkkinen, University of Joensuu (Finland)

• Watermarking Spectral Images Through the PCA Transform
  Arto Kaarna, Pekka Toivanen, Kimmo Mikkonen; Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta (Finland)pages 220-225.
• Compression of Multispectral Images - Combining Spatial and Spectral Compression
  Friedhelm König; Agfa Gevaert AG, Munich (Germany) pages 226-230.
• A Method for the Unified Representation of Multispectral Images with Different Number of Bands
  Satoshi Nambu*, Toshio Uchiyama*, Masahiro Yamaguchi*,**, Hideaki Haneishi*,***, Nagaaki Ohyama*,**; *Akasaka Natural Vision Research Center, Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Tokyo (Japan), **Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa (Japan), ***Chiba University, Chiba (Japan) pages 231-235.
• Spectral Redundancy in a 6-Ink Ink-Jet Printer 
  Mitchell R. Rosen, Edward F. Hattenberger, Noboru Ohta; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 236-243.
• Control Algorithm for 6-Primary Displays Minimizing Effects of Observer Metamerism 
  Thomas Boosmann, Bernhard Hill; University of Aachen, Aachen (Germany)pages 244-249.

Multispectral Imaging Applications I

Roy Berns, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)

• The Evolution of Spectral Remote Sensing from Color Images to Imaging Spectroscopy
  John R. Schott; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 250-257.
• Multispectral Imaging and Its Applications in Textile Industry and Related Fields
  Patrick G. Herzog, Bernard Hill; Color AIXperts GmbH, Aachen (Germany), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, (Germany) pages 258-263.
• Spectral Based Color Reproduction Compatible with sRGB System under Mixed Illumination Conditions for E-Commerce
  Kunlaya Cherdhirunkorn*, Norimichi Tsumura *,**, Yoichi Miyake*; *Department of Information and Imaging Sciences, Chiba University (Japan), **PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (Japan) pages 264-269.

Multispectral Imaging Applications II

Bernhard Hill, Aachen University of Technology (Germany)

• A Strategic Road Map of Medical Application of Multispectral Imaging
  Masahiro Nishibori; Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo (Japan) pages 270-271.
• Accurate Mapping Pigmentations in Human Skin by Spatio-Temporal Modulation of Light Source in the Multi-Spectral Imaging
  Masahiro Okuyama, Naohiro Yokoyama, Daisuke Nakao, Norimichi Tsumura, Yoichi Miyake; Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba (Japan) pages 272-277.
• Natural Vision Image Data File Format for Spectral-Based Color Reproduction
  Hideto Motomura*, Kenro Ohsawa*, Hideaki Haneishi*,**, Masahiro Yamaguchi*,***, Nagaaki Ohyama*,***; *Akasaka Natural Vision Research Center, Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan (Japan), **Chiba University (Japan), ***Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) pages 278-284.

Archiving and Museum Imaging

Peter Siegel, Harvard University Art Museums (USA)

• Continuous Tone Alternatives To Halftone Through Historical Reflection
  Andrew Atkinson; Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) pages 285-290.
• Digital Imaging Systems for Historical Documents - Improvement of Legibility by Frequency Filters
  Kimiyoshi Miyata, Hiroshi Kurushima; National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura-shi, Chiba Pref.(Japan) pages 291-295.
• A Reassessment of Past Colour Collotype Printing Achievements as a Model for Current Digital, Archival Printing Practice 
  Paul Thirkell, Stephen Hoskins; Centre For Fine Print Research, University of the West of England (UK) pages 296-300.
• Recovery of Lost Writings on Historical Manuscripts with Ultraviolet Illumination
  Keith T. Knox, Roger L. Easton, Jr; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 301-306.

Color Image Processing

Nathan Moroney, Hewlett-Packard Labs (USA)

• Using a Residual Image to Extend the Color Gamut and Dynamic Range of an sRGB Image
  Kevin E. Spaulding, Geoffrey J. Woolfe, Rajan L. Joshi; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 307-314.
• Cast Shadow Identification and Image Restoration by Clustering Technique
  Ambrose E. Ononye*, Philip W. Smith**; *Rochester Institute of Technology ,Rochester, New York (USA), ** University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) pages 315-320.
• Edge-Based Noise Cleaning of Chrominance Information in Color Images
  James E. Adams Jr., John F. Hamilton Jr.; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 321-324.
• Color Correction of Underwater Images Based on Estimation of Diffuse Attenuation Coefficients
  Julia Åhlén, Ewert Bengtsson, Tommy Lindell; Centre for Image Analysis, Uppsala University (Sweden) pages 325-329.
• Level-Successive Encoding for Digital Photography
  Mehmet Celik*, Gaurav Sharma**, A.Murat Tekalp*; *University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (USA), **Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 330-334.
• Color Correction in Color Imaging
  Shuxue Quan*, Noboru Ohta**; *Sony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, California (USA), **Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 335-339.

Poster Session

Scott Tang, Eastman Kodak Company

• Parallel Signal Processing System for a Super High-Resolution Digital Camera
  Kaoru Adachi, Toru Nishimura, Kazuki Iwabe; Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd., Saitama (Japan) pages 340-344.
• The Comparison of Photo Quality of Digital Photos from Different Digital Still Cameras
  Ludwik Buczynski, Witold Jaszczuk, Jan Jedlinski, Pawel Zachiewicz; Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw (Poland) pages 345-348.
• A New Vision-Based Evaluation Method for Image Noise: A Computational Subjective Evaluation Method Using A Cooperative Human Vision Model
  Toshikazu Matsui; Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma (Japan) pages 349-354.
• Efficient Mobile Imaging Using Emphasis Image Selection
  Jiebo Luo*, Amit Singhal*, Andreas Savakis**; *Eastman Kodak Company, **Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 355-355.
• Spatially Adaptive Rendering of Images for Display on Mobile Devices
  Amit Singhal, Jiebo Luo, Christophe Papin, Nicolas Touchard; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 360-365.
• Accurate Estimation of the Non-Linearity of Input-Output Response for Color Digital Cameras
  T.L.V. Cheung, S. Westland; Colour & Imaging Institute, University of Derby, Kingsway, Derby (UK) pages 366-369.
• The Impact of Third-Party Inks on Image Quality
  Glenn Menin*, Kate Johnson**; *PC Magazine Labs, New York, New York (USA) and **ImageXpert Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire (USA) pages 370-375.
• Error-Diffusion Robust to Mis-Registration in Multi-Pass Printing
  Zhigang Fan, Gaurav Sharma, Shen-ge Wang; Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 376-380.
• Spectral Color Appearance Modeling
  Diana Kalenova,Vladimir Botchko, Timo Jaaskelainen*, Jussi Parkkinen*; Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland), *University of Joensuu (Finland) pages 381-385.
• Sigmoidal Function Based Optimal Weighted Vector Directional Filters
  Rastislav Lukac*, Marian S. Stachowicz**; *Slovak Image Processing Center (Slovakia), **University of Minnesota Duluth (USA) pages 386-390.
• The New Tone Evaluation Method for the Digital Photography System Using Color Stair Chart and Color Space Values
  Shin Ohno*, Akira Naito*, Makoto Ogawa*, Sadao Maeyama*, Toyoko Fujii**; *School of Photography, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, Tokyo (Japan), **E-printer Company, Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) pages 391-394.
• Innovations in a Mature Scanner Market
  Jeanine L. Eves, Todd J. Anderson; Hewlett-Packard Company, Greeley, Colorado (USA) pages 395-398.
• Design for Image Quality - Using Design for Excellence Principles in the Development and Evaluation of Flatbed Scanners
  Justin Tehrani; Hewlett Packard, Greeley, Colorado (USA) pages 399-401.
• A Comparison of Color Preferences of Adults and Children
  Karen M. Braun, John C. Handley; Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 402-407.
• Color Gamut Characterization Via Ray Tracing for Device Profile Generation
  Dmitri A. Gusev; NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 408-412.
• Robust Processing of Color Target Measurements for Device Characterization
  Raja Bala, Gaurav Sharma, Dennis Venable; Xerox Innovation Group, Webster, New York (USA) pages 413-420.
• Luminescent Security Properties Of Banknotes
  Jarkko Mutanen*, Timo Jaaskelainen*, Jussi P. S. Parkkinen**; *Department of Physics, University of Joensuu, Joensuu (Finland), **Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, Joensuu (Finland) pages 421-424.
• Device Independent Gloss Reproduction Model for E-Commerce: Estimation of Radiance on Display
  Tetsuo Ikeda*, Norimichi Tsumura*,**, Yoichi Miyake*; *Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University (Japan), **PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (Japan) pages 425-428.
• Verification of the Optimum Predicting Model for Dye-Based Inkjet Printer
  Takayuki Ogasahara, Noboru Ohta; *CANON INC. and Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA)pages 429-434.
• Minimal-Knowledge Assumptions in Digital Still Camera Characterization. II: Non-Uniform Distribution
  J A Stephen Viggiano; Acolyte Color Research, West Henrietta, New York (USA) pages 435-440.
• Classifying Body and Surface Reflections Using Expectation-Maximization
  Hans J. Andersen, Moritz Störring; Computer Vision and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg (Denmark) pages 441-446.
• Using Moiré Chroma for DSC On-line Focus Calibration
  Wen-Lung Chou, Ethan Tu, John Liu; Tekom Technologies, Inc., Taipei (Tawain) pages 447-450.
• Constant Exposure Method for DSC IGBT Strobe
  Wen-Lung Chou, Ethan Tu; Tekom Technologies, Inc., Taipei (Tawain) pages 451-454.
• Digital Printing for Artists
  Carinna Parraman; Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England (UK) pages 455-460.
• Selection of Training Sets for the Characterisation of Multispectral Imaging Systems
  Paolo Pellegri*,**, Gianluca Novati*,**, Raimondo Schettini*; *DISCo, University of Milano-Bicocca, **ITC, National Research Council, Milano (Italy)pages 461-466.
• Segmentation in the HSI Color Space Dedicated for Medical Imaging
  Cédric Marchessoux, Chaker M. Larabi, Noël Richard, Christine Fernandez; IRCOM SIC Laboratory, Poitiers University, Futuroscope (France) pages 467-472.
• 3D Acquisition System for the Measurement of the Foot
  Cédric Marchessoux, Mohamed C. Larabi, Noël Richard, Christine Fernandez-Maloigne; IRCOM SIC Laboratory, University of Poitiers (France) pages 473-478.
• Spectral-Based Characterization of Inkjet Printers by Neural and Genetic Algorithms
  Silvia Zuffi*, Raimondo Schettini**, Giancarlo Mauri**; *Tecnologie Informatiche Multimediali, ITC-CNR, Milano (Italy), **DISCO, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano (Italy) pages 479-484.
• Electro-Optic, Multi-Spectral, Detection of Scatterable Landmines
  John A. Coath, Mark A. Richardson; Department of Aerospace, Power and Sensors, Canfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wilts (UK) pages 485-489.
• Extensive Works of ISO/IEC 13660 and the Current Status (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC28 and JBMIA SC28/WG4)
  Toshihiko Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Saito, Kazuhiko Uneme, Susumu Imakawa, Kunihiko Sato, Nobuyasu Ogata, Atsuhisa Morimoto, Satoshi Saito, Tetsuya Itoh; JBMIA (Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association), Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Japan) pages 490-495.
• Proposals of Standard Spectral Image and Its Application to Designing of CCD Camera
  Tatsuhiko Fujimaki, Kazuhiko Ishii, Taku Ikeda, Norimichi Tsumura, Yoichi Miyake; Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba (Japan) pages 496-499.
• 3D Visualization of Color Data to Analyze Color Images
  Philippe Colantoni, Alain Trémeau; Laboratoire LIGIV, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienna (France) pages 500-505.
• Illumination Invariants
  Reiner Lenz, Thanh Hai Bui; Department of Science and Technology, Campus Norrköping, Linköping University (Sweden) pages 506-511.
• Testing the Reciprocity Law in Digital Photography
  Francisco Martínez-Verdú*, Jaume Pujol**, Pascual Capilla***; *Dept. of Optics, University of Alicante, Alicante (Spain), **Dept. of Optics and Optometry, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain), ***Dept. of Optics, University of Valencia, Bujassot, Valencia (Spain) pages 512-517.
• Improved Mixed Document Compression by Using the DCT Coefficient Distributions
  Edmund Y. Lam; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) pages 518-521.
• Speeding up Object Attribute Thresholding Technique
  Rapeeporn Chamchong *, Yuttapong Rangsanseri **, Pornphan Dulyakarn**; *Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai, Mahasarakham (Thailand), **Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Ladrabang, Bangkok (Thailand) pages 522-525.
• Characterization of Digital Peripheral Devices for the Hybrid Photographic Processes
  Elena V. Konstantinova, Igor A. Rotakhin; St. Petersburg State University of Moving Picture and Television, St-Petersburg (Russia) pages 526-529.
• Estimation of the Device Gamut of a Digital Camera in Raw Performance Using Optimal Color-Stimuli
  Jaume Pujol*, Francisco Martínez-Verdú**, Pascual Capilla***; *Dept. of Optics and Optometry, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain), **Dept. of Optics, University of Alicante, Alicante (Spain), ***Dept. of Optics, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia (Spain) pages 530-535.
• Illuminant Influence on the Reconstruction of NIR Spectra
  Meritxell Vilaseca*, Jaume Pujol*, Montserrat Arjona*, Francisco Martínez-Verdú**; *Dept. of Optics and Optometry, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain), **University of Alicante, Alicante (Spain) pages 536-541.
• Illuminant Multiplexed Imaging: Basics and Demonstration
  Gaurav Sharma, Robert P. Loce, Steven J. Harrington, Yeqing (Juliet) Zhang; Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 542-547.
• The Facial Skin Color Reproduction for a Liquid Crystal Display Panel
  Yukio Okano, Kunio Yamane; System Technology Development Center, Sharp Corporation, Yamatokoriyama, Nara (Japan) pages 548-551.
• One-Step Measurement of Granularity Versus Density, Graininess, and Micro-Uniformity
  Dirk W. Hertel, Bror O. Hultgren; Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) pages 552-557.
• Ray Tracing Method Based on Spectral Distribution for Reproducing Realistic Images
  Myong-Young Lee*, Cheol-Hee Lee**. Ho-Keun Lee*, and Yeong-Ho Ha*; *School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Buk-gu, Taegu (Korea) and **School of Computer-Egineering, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, Kyungbuk (Korea) pages 558-561.
• Improved Spectral-Reflectance(SR) Estimation Using Set of Principle Components Separately Organized for Each SR Population with Similar SRs
  Oh-Seol Kwon*, Cheol-Hee Lee **, Ho-Keun Lee*, Yeong-Ho Ha*; *School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Buk-gu, Taegu (Korea) and **School of Computer-Egineering, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, Kyungbuk (Korea) pages 562-565.
• Applications of a Color-Naming Database
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